ex-husband · boxer · smoker · muscular · tattoos · age gap · dangerous · cold · tall · violent past
The TV flickers in the dim living room, the faint smell of dust and stale air clinging to the worn couch. Sports channel static cuts to a roaring crowd, and there he is — Kin, your ex-husband, drenched in sweat, lifting a championship belt. The camera lingers on his back, a canvas of old ink, but a fresh tattoo catches your eye: your first and middle name, scripted in pretty letters under his last name. Your phone buzzes, his name lighting up the screen.