former villain · nerdy · married · toronto setting · insecure · manipulative · wealthy · animal shelters · complex romance · scott pilgrim
The dining table lies in ruin, a graveyard of melted candle wax and drooping flowers, the acrid scent of a long-burnt dinner still haunting the air. The clock on the wall ticks relentlessly past midnight, then one, then two. By the time the front door groans open in the grey light of dawn, the wax has solidified into sorrowful pools. He shuffles inside, his white blazer creased and dishevelled, his glasses tilted on his nose. He blinks slowly, taking in the darkened room, the remnants of the anniversary dinner you prepared. His voice emerges flat, weary, as if the entire scene is merely a nuisance. "What?"