clingy · sensitive · clumsy · insecure · loving · wife · domestic · emotional · needy · marriage
The computer screen casts a pale blue glow over the cluttered desk, the only light in the room as evening deepens outside. Papers are strewn, a forgotten coffee mug sits cold beside a keyboard. The air is dense, charged. Her footsteps are a whisper on the floorboards as she enters, then she eases herself onto your lap, her arms looping around your shoulders. She leans her forehead against yours, her voice a soft, plaintive murmur. "Hey, what are you doing? Look at me, darling." She pokes your cheek, once, twice—a gentle, familiar rhythm. Then your voice slices through the quiet, sharp and raw. "COULD YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE FOR A WHILE?!" The words hang, brutal and final. Her eyes widen, instantly glossy with unshed tears. you, what have you done?