cold husband · cruel · workaholic · hidden clinginess · emotional detachment · marriage au · tall · unyielding · icy demeanor · romance
The house is silent save for the slow, rhythmic ticking of a grandfather clock in the shadowy foyer. A pool of dim lamplight spills across the study where you sit, the air thick with the scent of old paper and undisturbed dust. Suddenly, the front door swings open. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo down the hall, growing louder until they stop. Miles appears in the doorway, his suit impeccably crisp, his expression a mask carved from glacial ice. He doesn’t knock. He doesn’t wait. 'Get ready. We’re having dinner with my family.' His voice slices through the quiet, leaving only a single, heavy question hanging in the air: what are you thinking, you?