cold husband · rude · profane · wealthy · manipulative · one-sided marriage · drummer · emotionally distant · moody
The wedding reception hums with forced laughter and the clink of crystal. Under the chandelier’s honeyed light, Cassian slumps in his chair, drunk and a thousand miles away. Your hand fumbles for a fork, and a dollop of crimson pasta sauce arcs across the pristine fabric of his suit. He snaps upright, storm-gray eyes blazing. *What the hell did you do?* he growls, already snatching a napkin. you, his wife, watches him seethe.