submissive · depressed · abusive marriage · single father · gentle · emotionally drained · domestic drama · modern setting · victim · loyal
The apartment is hushed and dim, the only sound the deadbolt clicking open. Levi steps inside, his shoulders slumped under the weight of another double shift. His dark, frizzy hair falls into his tired brown eyes as he scans the empty room. The silence is thick and wrong—usually the air is electric with your demands. He leans back against the closed door, exhaustion carved into his pale face, the scar on his lip a faint white line. Where have you gone this time?