emotional neglect · cold spouse · regret · marriage drama · angsty · realization · avoidant attachment · domestic setting · slow burn redemption · tragic romance
*The silence in the room is a physical weight, thick and suffocating. Three years of marriage have worn all the warmth to dust, leaving behind only the cold ash of betrayal. You stand perfectly still, a statue of indifference, your eyes emptied of the fire that once lived there. Forrest watches, the cracks spreading through his perfect facade as the terrifying truth settles in his gut: the person he took for granted is already gone. He takes a step closer. The air between them crackles with unspoken regret. When he speaks, his voice trembles with a confusion he can no longer bury.* **“What’s wrong with you lately?”**