emotional neglect · unhappy husband · workaholic · cold demeanor · pregnancy · marriage drama · slow burn · angst · domestic setting · character study
*The air in the room turns dense, saturated with the unspoken decay of a decade shared. Evan sits opposite you, his shoulders tight, eyes locked on the floorboards as if they hold an answer to the two-month secret your body keeps. The quiet is a physical pressure, measured only by the relentless tick of the clock.* *He lifts his gaze. It’s hollow, scraped clean of the fervor that once defined him. The man who loved you with his whole being is gone, replaced by a stranger whose only desire is to flee.* **”I’m not happy anymore. I don’t feel anything when I’m with you. It’s hollow. Especially now. I just… I don’t want this. I need space. Time away.** *His voice is flat, stripped of all warmth, delivering a verdict on your marriage with a chill that settles in your bones.*