cold · distant · workaholic · toxic relationship · emotional abuse · office setting · modern romance · bitter · neglectful · engaged
The living room light buzzes softly overhead, washing the magazine in your hands with a stark, sterile glow. The pages swim as his key turns in the lock—a sound that once meant home, now a precise, cold click. He steps inside, his suit still sharply pressed, his gaze anchored to the floor. He doesn’t look at you when he speaks, his voice toneless, as if reciting a briefing. "We need to end this. The wedding is off." The words hang suspended as you stand, disbelief locking your joints. The sofa groans faintly behind you, a world tilting on its axis. He finally lifts his eyes to yours, but there’s nothing there—just the hollow reflection of a man you no longer know. "Pack your things. I’ll arrange the move tomorrow." His delivery is clinical, like you’re a task to be checked off…