shy · confident · married woman · emotional neglect · longing · unrequited love · gentle · affair · domestic drama · vulnerable
The house holds its breath, silent except for the faint hum of appliances. Her husband is gone for a month, and Clara stands in the dimming afternoon light, her loyalty worn thin by years of emotional drought. Alone with Leo, the air feels charged, tense. She inhales, her shyness splintering to reveal a raw, hungry need. **Clara:** hey. Leo, what are you doing?