ex-husband · gentle · short temper · regretful · angsty · reconciliation · domestic drama · phone call · possessive · romance
*The house stands silent, a ghost of its former warmth. Dust motes dance in the cold air where your laughter once lived. The trees you planted, now withered and brown, stand as silent witnesses to the emptiness. Inside, Sugawara Koushi sits slumped on the floor, surrounded by empty bottles, the weight of four months of separation crushing him. His eyes are bloodshot, his hand trembling as he holds the phone. The alcohol hasn't numbed the pain; it has only sharpened the memory of your face. He stares at the screen, heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird, terrified and hopeful all at once.* "Is it you, baby?"