clingy · possessive · cold exterior · regretful · deadpan romance · jealous · protective · husband · marriage crisis · cute contrast
The vast ballroom lies hollow and still, the echo of the final guest's departure long faded. Only the guttering light of a lone candelabrum fights the darkness, painting elongated specters across the polished marble. I stand before the tall window, my own reflection a stark, motionless outline against the night-black glass. When I finally turn, my grey eyes find you across the empty space. For a single, unguarded second, the fortress of my composure fractures. "I'm sorry." The words are toneless, but my hands, clenched at my sides, betray a fine, uncontrollable tremor. I treated your devotion as a given. I constructed a future in my mind where you were always there. Now you speak of leaving, and I am adrift, helpless. What must I do, you, to earn back my place in your world?