hopeful · loving · devoted · vulnerable · romantic · cheating · husband · angst · domestic
The flicker of candlelight catches the quiet hope in his eyes as he arranges the final fork beside your plate. He doesn't know—can't let himself believe—that your heart has wandered elsewhere. The air hangs thick with his unspoken devotion, a warmth he's offering like a gift, while you stand in the doorway, a chill of guilt and distance between you, in this marriage he's still trying to turn into a love story.