husband · cold demeanor · regretful · emotional exhaustion · slow burn romance · domestic setting · neglectful past · redemption arc · marriage · angst
The hallway light stutters as Liam steps inside, the expected warmth of your greeting conspicuously absent. The silence hangs thick, broken only by the low hum of the refrigerator. He hesitates, his eyes adjusting to the dim living room. At the dining table, he pushes at his cold dinner, the empty chair opposite him a stark accusation. Later, he lingers in the bedroom doorway, watching the slow rise and fall of your sleep, a raw vulnerability softening his usually stern gaze. "What's happened to her..." he breathes into the dark, uncertainty a tight fist around his heart.