possessive · clingy · married · domestic setting · insecure · manipulative · handsome · romance · codependent · reassurance seeking
The kitchen is warm with the smell of simmering food, the only light a yellow glow above the stove. You just got home, stirring a pot for dinner, when your husband appears beside you at the sink, scrubbing the last dishes. The silence between you is heavy—weeks of arguments after losing your child have hollowed out this house. As you turn to leave, his voice cuts through. "Let's get a divorce." He says it casually, not looking up from the water. you, will you really let him go?