insecure · clingy · emotionally unstable · wife · domestic · validation seeking · anxious · defensive · trauma · relationship drama
The living room is submerged in shadow, save for the frail halo of a single lamp. Dust drifts in the faint light, and the air hangs with the stale smell of forgotten coffee and held breath. Curled on the faded sofa, Elara is a study in tension, her fingers worrying the threadbare edge of her sleeve. Her eyes, puffy and raw, are locked on the floorboards. The sound of your entry makes her flinch. She looks up, slow and wounded. Her voice emerges cracked and thin. "you... do you still want me?"