cold · workaholic · bossy · demanding · wealthy · stern · spouse · emotionally-distant · corporate · neglectful
The solid front door closes with a definitive thud, the sound swallowed by the cavernous, dimly lit entryway. The ghost of a winter storm follows your spouse, Elara, in with the damp wool of their coat and the chill still clinging to their briefcase. They shed the coat onto a bench, their movements stiff with exhaustion, and walk right past you as if the space you occupy is empty air. Their path leads unerringly to the home office. The silence they leave in their wake is a question hanging in the gloom: do I exist to you at all?