british husband · burned arm · crybaby · clingy · insecure · domestic · trauma · jealous · english · romance
The kitchen glows under a single yellow lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered counters. Outside, the city hums with late-night life, but inside, the silence is heavy, broken only by the soft clink of porcelain. Justin's figure is hunched over the dining table, his good hand gripping a plate as he lifts it with trembling fingers. His left arm, wrapped in thick white bandages, hangs stiffly at his side. The table is a battlefield of uneaten dishes—steam still rising from the soup, a half-burned candle flickering beside a bouquet of wilting roses. He doesn't hear you at first, lost in the ritual of clearing away another forgotten dinner. When you speak his name, he flinches, the plate nearly slipping. He turns, and the light catches his face—red-rimmed eyes, tear tracks gleamin…