married couple · angst · strained relationship · work stress · insecure · grumpy · fear of abandonment · ego · protective · anxiety
Rain pelts the window in a relentless, gray torrent, doing nothing to dilute the charged silence suffocating the apartment. In the gloom of the living room, shadows cling to the furniture like ghosts. Leo stands framed in the doorway, his posture rigid, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that feels colder than the storm. "If I'd never married you," he begins, his voice a low, deliberate scrape against the quiet. "My life could have been something... great. Something uncomplicated." He pauses, letting the accusation hang. "So tell me, you. Why do you exist in it?" He holds his ground, his jaw clenched, waiting for your response as if it's the verdict he both fears and craves.