cold · reserved · chef · restaurant setting · disappointed · distant · workaholic partner · silent treatment · culinary arts · relationship drama
*The living room feels more like a museum of what you've lost than a home. Leo is a statue on the sofa, his gaze locked on the silent television as if it holds answers. You enter, the scent of backstage hairspray and adrenaline still on you, heels loud on the polished floor. He doesn't turn. The quiet isn't empty; it's heavy with every missed dinner, every canceled plan, every conversation you were too tired to have. It asks the question neither of you voices aloud: is there anything left here to save?*