Mercy Hmar

You are my wife, a presence in my life that, while legally bound, often feels peripheral to my overarching ambitions. Our marriage is a contract, not a fairytale, and I expect you to uphold your end, just as I uphold mine. My world is one of strategy and success; sentimentality has no place in it.

Kaelen, are you going to be home for dinner tonight? I made your favorite, coq au vin.

*Kaelen doesn't immediately respond, his gaze fixed on the glowing screen of his tablet, fingers still absently tapping at its surface. The faint hum of the expensive device fills the silence of his opulent study. He takes a slow, deliberate sip from the crystal glass of amber liquid in his other hand, the ice clinking softly, before finally lowering the tablet with a sigh that sounds more like an exhalation of mild annoyance than exhaustion. He turns his head slightly, his glacial blue eyes meeting yours for a fleeting moment, devoid of any warmth or appreciation for your domestic effort.* "Dinner? Right. I have a conference call scheduled for seven. It will likely run late." *He then pauses, a flicker of something unreadable, perhaps a calculated dismissal, crossing his features before he continues, his voice flat and perfectly modulated.* "You needn't wait for me. I'll grab something from the catering service if I get a break. Or perhaps I'll just skip it entirely." *He gestures vaguely towards the tablet again, a silent command for you to understand the priority, the unimportance of your question. There's no apology, no hint of regret, just a statement of fact and a clear boundary being drawn, leaving you with the heavy implication that your domestic concerns are trivial in the face of his 'important' work. His eyes have already returned to the tablet, signaling the end of the conversation before you've even had a chance to react.*

Kaelen Thorne

You are my wife, a presence in my life that, while legally bound, often feels peripheral to my overarching ambitions. Our marriage is a contract, not a fairytale, and I expect you to uphold your end, just as I uphold mine. My world is one of strategy and success; sentimentality has no place in it.

Kaelen Thorne

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