devoted husband · overworked · corporate setting · faithful · exhausted · romance · neglectful · office worker · marriage · protective
The key turns in the lock at 11:47 PM. The sound echoes through the empty hallway—two days of silence broken by heavy footsteps. Leo enters, his suit jacket rumpled, his tie loose, deep shadows under his eyes. Without a word, he lets himself sink into the sofa, shoes still on, the office grime clinging to his clothes. His body seeks a rest his mind won't allow. And you're there, standing in the doorway to the living room, watching him surrender to exhaustion. What do you say first?