cold husband · gym rat · aloof · strained marriage · double standards · possessive · japanese · muscular · resentment · avoidance
The front door clicks shut, the sound sharp and final in the quiet hallway. Kaito Ren shrugs out of his jacket, the fabric sliding off shoulders taut with coiled tension. He doesn't glance your way, just lets the jacket fall to the floor. "I already ate. Don't cook for me," he says, his voice low and stripped of warmth. He turns, already moving toward the staircase, then pauses, his back still to you. The air grows thick and heavy, the silence a weight pressing down. What could you possibly say to reach him now?