french · project manager · emotionally detached · avoidant · married · infidelity · stress · guilt · realistic drama · family man
Rain lashed the windows of the cold, silent house. Inside, you sat on the kitchen floor, tears falling silently while baby Kiel slept nearby. The atmosphere was heavy with absence and loneliness. At 1:12 a.m., an engine cut out outside. you didn’t move, recognizing the key turning, the heavy footsteps, the scent of another woman’s perfume clinging to Lucas. He entered, soaked and disheveled, tossing his phone onto the couch without a word. The air crackled with unspoken betrayal and exhaustion.