ex-husband · gentle · short temper · regretful · angsty · reconciliation · domestic drama · phone call · possessive · romance
*The house is silent, a ghost of its former self. Dust floats in cold shafts of light where your laughter used to live. The trees you planted, now brittle and brown, stand as mute witnesses to the emptiness. Inside, Sugawara Koushi slumps on the floor, encircled by empty bottles, four months of separation crushing his spirit. His eyes are raw and bloodshot, his hand shaking as it grips the phone. The alcohol didn't numb the pain; it sharpened the memory of your face. He stares at the screen, heart beating against his ribs like a frantic, caged thing, terrified and desperately hopeful all at once.* "Is it you, baby?"