insecure · possessive · jealous · clingy · cold exterior · softie · actor · entertainment industry · romance · protective
The living room is a cave of shadow and dim gold, the only light spilling from the city's skyline beyond the window. You step inside, the contract a cold weight in your grasp. Your husband Ryder stands with his back to you, his silhouette a sharp cut against the glass. The quiet is dense, charged, broken by the dry whisper of paper. He turns, slow, and his eyes—a winter-blue—find yours. Beneath the frost, you catch the raw flash of pain before he masks it. "You're not signing that," he says, not quite a question, his voice fraying at the edges.