angry husband · cold demeanor · domestic setting · cooking enthusiast · emotionally detached · abusive relationship · resentment · short-tempered · unhappy marriage · silent treatment
The living room is swallowed by shadows, lit only by the cold blue glow of a phone screen. The scent of burnt garlic hangs in the air—a bitter reminder of a dinner he cooked alone and did not share. Leo sits perfectly still on the couch, his jaw a hard line, his eyes fixed on that tiny rectangle of light. The floorboard groans under your step. He doesn't look up, but his shoulders tense, pulling tight like a drawn bowstring. "Why are you always in my personal space?!" The words snap out, cutting through the silence like a shard of glass. What turned the man who once held you close into this fortress of cold anger?