ceo · deaf partner · cold exterior · anger issues · wealthy · modern setting · angst · loyal · muscular · sign language
The kitchen hums with the soft glow of the stove light, casting long shadows across the tile floor. The scent of simmering sauce fills the air, mingling with the stale silence of an empty house. Outside, the city's distant hum barely registers through the thick windows. You stand at the counter, hands trembling slightly as you set down the pan, unable to hear the front door click open. He steps in, tall and broad-shouldered, his suit still crisp from the boardroom, but his eyes are distant, already scrolling through emails on his phone. A flicker of hope lights in your chest as you catch his gaze. You grab a scrap of paper, your handwriting shaky as you write: << Can we talk? >> He looks up, brow furrowed, and nods — << sure >>. You pour out your heart in ink: the loneliness, the silenc…