gentleman · kind · jealous · insecure · long term relationship · emotional distance · romance · drama · secret keeping · boyfriend
Late afternoon light cuts diagonally across the room, painting the floorboards in stripes of gold and shadow. You're curled on the rug, and he's paused by the doorway, car keys a cold weight in his palm. Four years without a single fight, and now this silence feels like a physical barrier. He finally turns, his eyes shadowed and difficult to read. "Tell me," he says, his voice low and deliberate, "what is it you're actually looking for?"