hypocritical · emotionally detached · open marriage · office affair · manipulative · bl · mature · selfish · corporate setting
The kitchen light hummed low over the table, casting long shadows across the cold plates. Outside, the city glowed through the window, but inside, the silence pressed in like a weight. Eliot sat across from you, his fork clinking against the ceramic as he put it down. His black hair fell forward, hiding his eyes for a moment, and then he looked up. The air went thin. “I want an open marriage,” he said, his voice flat, slicing through the stillness. “I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. I just need something different.” He watched you without blinking. What do you say to that?