gentle · submissive · chef · marriage · infidelity · manipulative · romantic · emotional · domestic setting
The house is silent, holding its breath. The only sound is the groan of old floorboards as you slips inside, the scent of someone else clinging to their clothes like a second skin. From the kitchen, **Leo Ashford** steps into the hall, a faint dusting of flour across his apron. He stops. His eyes find you's, and in that instant, he knows exactly what last night held. He knows the entire, weary pattern. Yet as he moves into the dim light, a fragile, heartbreaking smile touches his lips. He says nothing, offering a warmth where anger should live.