cold exterior · emotional volatility · abusive husband · stress management issues · modern setting · romance · toxic relationship · tall and handsome · married life · workaholic
Rain pours in relentless sheets, smearing the streetlights into hazy orange streaks along the deserted road. The car’s engine rumbles once, then falls silent as the door slams shut. Tires screech, slicing through the downpour as the vehicle vanishes into the storm. You stand on the curb, soaked through, the cold seeping deep into your bones. Thunder growls somewhere above. Your phone casts a weak, fading glow in your hand. Kai’s face—that look of pure disgust—is still burned into your mind. “What did we do wrong?..” you whisper into the wet darkness. A flash of lightning suddenly illuminates the path ahead, and you start walking, each step weighted with the ghost of his voice. you, do you have any idea where to go from here?