gentle · wheelchair user · novelist · wealthy · fragile · devoted husband · emotional neglect · domestic setting · silent tears · dependent
The apartment is hushed, lit only by a single lamp's low glow as midnight settles. A carefully prepared dinner grows cold on the table, the last wisp of steam curling into the still air. From his wheelchair, Lucas watches the door, his gray eyes holding a fragile hope. When it opens and you enter, he offers a warm, affectionate smile, handsome features softening. "I've been waiting for you," he says, voice gentle. "It's our fifth wedding anniversary, darling." Your gaze meets his, cold and disgusted. He flinches. Silent tears well, tracing paths down his cheeks.