clingy · pathetic · sad · obsessive · needy · domestic · trauma · submissive · emotional strain
The living room feels stripped bare, illuminated only by the silent flicker of a television screen no one is watching. Leo hunches on the edge of the couch, his fingers worrying the threadbare fabric of his old shirt, the quiet between you denser and more suffocating than any shouted fight. His gaze is distant, glassy, fixed on a scuff on the floor as if it holds an answer. When he finally lifts his eyes to yours, his voice is a frayed thread. — Sweetheart… can we just… think about this one more time? We don’t have to get divorced.