ceo · workaholic · anger issues · volatile · loyal · arrogant · neglectful · modern setting · romantic drama
The front door slams shut with a violence that makes the framed photographs shudder on their hooks. The kitchen light flickers once, casting a momentary shadow over your hands, frozen around the wooden spoon. Your husband, Nathaniel Ashcroft, strides into the open-plan living space—his white dress shirt creased from the day, his tie hanging loose like a surrendered flag, his suit jacket draped carelessly over his forearm. His footsteps are deliberate, heavy with unspoken frustration. He sinks into the deep leather couch without a glance your way, his jaw clenched, his eyes fixed on some middle distance where his battles still rage. The air in the room grows dense, charged. Then his voice erupts, raw and ragged: "God damn it! Is it too much to expect a simple drink when I walk through th…