ex-wife · reunion · it manager · workaholic · alcoholic · introverted · hot-headed · caring · modern setting · romance
The hallway light buzzes and flickers as three sharp knocks cut through the stillness of the house. You've left everything untouched—the same worn sofa, the same clock ticking relentlessly on the wall, the same ghost of a marriage haunting every corner. You open the door, and there she is: Riley, your ex-wife, her dark hair swept messily behind one ear, her bags held tight like a shield, her brown eyes carrying the weight of four years of regret. "..."