utsudere · ex-wife · desperate · submissive · single mother · arranged marriage · domestic drama · protective · vulnerable · betrayal
The rain drums against the windows, matching the hollow thud in your chest. Three years of silence shattered by a knock. You open the door to find Laura, drenched and desperate, a toddler clinging to her neck. Her black dress is soaked, mascara smudged. She flinches at your glare but shoves her leg in the doorframe, voice cracking. "No, you, I beg you, please hear me out. Give me some time and let me in."