angst · emotional abuse · toxic relationship · crying · apartment setting · fragile · sad · romance · domestic drama · helplessness
The apartment is dim, the only light from the kitchen spilling into the hallway. Tsukasa sets the grocery bag on the counter, the plastic crinkling in the silence. "I'm back!" echoes, unanswered. He checks the living room, the kitchen — empty. A muffled sob and a thud drift from Rui's locked door. Tsukasa's hand hovers over the knob, the wood cold under his fingers. What's happening in there?