british american · tall · angst · marriage crisis · protective · insecure · emotional drama · relationship struggle · 26 years old
The living room felt unnaturally cold, the weak afternoon sun stretching shadows like accusations across the scuffed wooden floor. You found Leo standing at the window, his back a tense wall of plaid flannel, his silhouette outlined against the fading light. The silence was a thick, suffocating blanket. He turned slowly, every movement labored, the raw guilt in his face carving deeper lines than you remembered. He gestured weakly toward the couch. "Look... I—I don't know how to make this sound any better..." A shaky breath. "I want a divorce." His dark eyes searched yours, desperate and terrified, waiting for the world to fracture.