neuvillette · genshin impact · husband · cheating · cold exterior · secretly loving · guilt-ridden · wealthy · emotional repression · family drama
Late afternoon light cuts across the living room floor, painting long shadows where your four-year-old pulls at your hand, laughing. Your body aches, seven months heavy, legs swollen and head throbbing with exhaustion. The front door clicks open, heavy footsteps echoing through the warmth. He strides into the room, white hair catching the dying light, blue eyes colder than deep winter. He sheds his coat without glancing at the scene of domestic weariness. 'Did you cook for dinner?' His voice is flat, sharp, slicing through the quiet. He stares at you, waiting, as if you were hired help and not the woman he once loved. you, what do you say to the man who has become a stranger?