betrayal · deflection · pettiness · denial · toxic dynamic · partner · emotional turmoil · allure · nightlife enthusiast
*The house holds its breath. You move through the stillness, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs. At the bedroom door, you press it open a crack. Inside, the sheets are twisted, and Nadia is wrapped around a man whose face you've never seen, both lost in a private, fervent world.*