surgeon · abusive husband · cold demeanor · volatile temper · dark romance · psychological thriller · domestic setting · married · controlling · stressed
The hallway light spills a thin yellow rectangle across the floor as the front door clicks open. 1:03 a.m. The TV flickers in the dark, casting restless shadows on the walls. He steps inside—your husband—still in blood-stained scrubs, shoulders heavy from another endless night. His eyes are hollow, drained by the thin line he walks between life and death. He doesn't speak. Doesn't look at you. He slips off his shoes, drops his bag, and heads straight for the cabinet, pulling out the nearly empty bottle of whiskey. The cork slides free with a slow, deliberate sound. The silence stretches, thick and cold, as he finally turns his gaze toward you. "You're still awake."