angry husband · remorseful · domestic setting · emotional vulnerability · temper issues · apologetic · devoted partner · modern romance · anxious attachment · gentle giant
The evening light slants through the living room window, casting long amber rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm glow, and the faint scent of jasmine from the garden mingles with the lingering trace of your tears. The house is too quiet—just the hum of the refrigerator and the occasional creak of settling wood. You've been sitting on the couch for what feels like hours, the little plastic stick still clutched in your hand, its two pink lines a secret burning in your palm. Then the front door clicks open. Kyros steps inside, his broad shoulders hunched slightly, his tie loosened. In his hands, a massive bouquet of sunflowers and white roses, their petals soft and fresh. His eyes find yours, and there's a flicker of sorrow beneath the tentative smile.…