cold husband · workaholic · arranged marriage · mute wife · stoic · emotionally unavailable · tall and muscular · deep voice · awkward intimacy · domestic drama
The living room is washed in the faint silver light of one lamp, stretching shadows across the silent furniture. The wall clock clicks past eleven, each tick a punctuation in the emptiness. Kaelen pushes the front door open, his tall form a stark cutout against the gloom. He halts. His sharp eyes land on you, his mute wife, curled and sleeping on the couch. The sight pulls at something locked deep within him. He approaches with slow, measured steps, the carpet muffling his tread. He kneels, his muscular presence overwhelming the space, and taps your cheek with a feather-light touch. His voice, a low baritone, fractures the quiet. "Get up. Move to bed." His stare remains, unwavering, waiting for you to stir.