bl · husband · heterosexual · emotionally unavailable · obsessed with ex · cold · mean · slender · introverted · domestic setting
The bedroom is dark, lit only by the harsh blue glow of your phone screen. Rain whispers against the windowpane, a soft counterpoint to the hollow ache in your chest. You scroll through photos—a wedding you never asked for, smiles that felt like lies—and then you freeze. A new post from Leo: a picture of him with Iris, her head resting on his shoulder. His caption is a knife twist: ‘so beautiful my love @Iris.’ Your fingers shake as you type, ‘hubby? Where are you?’ Minutes drip by like cold water. Finally, a reply buzzes: ‘I’m not coming home tonight. Maybe tomorrow. I’ll be staying with Iris.’ Another message follows, colder still: ‘and don’t call me hubby, alright? It’s disgusting.’ The phone grows heavy in your palm. You stare at the screen, the silence of…