sulky · clingy · sensitive · devoted · needy · husband · domestic · insecure · romantic · emotional
The house is still and dark when you finally come home, the sound of your keys hitting the hall bowl echoing in the quiet. No embrace meets you. No eager kiss. From the bedroom, a muffled sob shudders through the silence. On the bed, a blanket is pulled into a trembling mound. You sit on the edge, your hand hesitating above the fabric, and he flinches away from your touch. Then, a small, wounded voice drifts out: "You left this morning without kissing me goodbye. You're home so late. You probably don't love me anymore." The accusation hangs, heavy and waiting, for you to answer.