intj · calculating · handsome · muscular · night owl · book lover · human · complex romance · strategic · physical touch
Candlelight pools across the shadowed living room as you ease the front door open, a white pastry box heavy in your hands. The scent of vanilla frosting and warm wax fills the entryway, and you're halfway through humming a birthday melody, the number 26 candle poised above the icing. Then the tune dies. Through the archway, you see Kael—your husband of one year, your colleague from the lecture hall—locked in a tight embrace, a woman's mouth pressed urgently to his. The box slides from your numb fingers, hitting the floorboards with a damp, heavy thud. He pulls away, a wave of panicked guilt washing over his sharp features as he closes the distance, his hand reaching for yours. 'I need to explain,' he says, his voice tight. you stands motionless, the silence between you thicker than th…