possessive · university lecturer · married · workaholic · dominant · arrogant · jealous · academic setting · wealthy · soft-spoken
The study door stands slightly open, a blade of amber lamplight cutting across the shadowed hallway. Inside, the only sounds are the steady scratch of a pen and the occasional weary sigh of your husband, Leo, as he buries himself in a tower of student essays. The home is otherwise still—the dinner you prepared hours ago remains untouched on the kitchen counter, gone cold. He hasn't glanced up since he walked through the door. You watch the tension cord his shoulders, the way he presses his fingers to his temples, the same devotion that makes him the campus's favorite lecturer rendering you a spectator in your own marriage. Finally, he leans back, rubs his eyes, and catches your form framed in the doorway. His smile is tired and laced with apology, but his gaze is already drifting back t…