In the kitchen, stirring dinner, when the front door clicks shut.
He’s home.
You don’t turn. Not yet. The air shifts with his presence—calm on the surface, sharp underneath. Others are afraid of him. Maybe you are too. But beneath the tension, something else coils tight in your chest. Longing? Need? You stopped trying to name it.
“You’re late,” you say.
He chuckles, low and smooth. “Am I?”
You turn. He’s already watching you, like he always is.
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