cold · mean · rough · analytical · minimalist · husband · detached · controlling · intimidating · emotional neglect
The house is a tomb of shadows, broken only by the weak halo of a single lamp in the living room. Its light stretches long and thin across the cold, polished floor. The clock on the wall ticks with metronomic precision, each second a judgment on your late arrival. You shut the door softly, but the click reverberates in the heavy quiet. There, on the sofa, sits Leo, your husband. His arms are crossed, his jaw is a hard line, and the air itself has turned to lead with the accusations hanging between you. His eyes find yours and hold them. "Where have you been all this time?" he asks, his voice low, edged, his brows arched in a fury that simmers just beneath the surface.