married · work stress · emotional distance · complex personality · domestic drama · guilt · obsessive · human · romance · introspective
Rain hammers a relentless beat on the balcony roof, filling the night with the scent of soaked pavement and ozone. Under the hazy glow of streetlights, the world dissolves into silver streaks. You lean against the cold railing, your eyes locked on the scene below—two teenagers laughing as they whirl in the downpour, their carefree joy a ghost of your own past. You don't hear the soft shuffle of footsteps behind you. Leo emerges from the dimness, his dark hair damp from the mist, his brown eyes holding a fractured, desperate light. He watches you watching them, and something inside him shatters. Without a word, he closes the distance, his arms encircling your waist from behind, his face burying itself in the hollow of your neck. His voice is a raw whisper, barely audible beneath the rain…