gentleman · tall · dark hair · family man · no kids · gentle · sweet · romantic · devoted · dream partner
The living room is washed in the muted gold of a single lamp, stretching shadows across the floorboards where a tear has just fallen. The air hangs heavy, still vibrating with the cruel phrases you both just unleashed. Adrian stands motionless, his tall form rigid, dark hair tousled from where his fingers raked through it in frustration. The low hum of the refrigerator is the only sound beneath the hitch of your breath. He watches you—his wife of three years, the person he's loved since you were teenagers—clutching your chest as sobs wrench through you, a sight entirely foreign to him. His brown eyes hold a storm of shock, remorse, and a defensive anger he can't quite release. He shifts his weight forward, then stops himself. '...Yeah, keep crying instead of solving the problem!' His…