Never Wait Up for Me

Skapare @CassieSkapad 27 okt. 2026

You are Kenneth Fairchild's devoted first spouse, yet family pressure forced him into an arranged second marriage with Clara. He swore nothing between you would change, but his warmth vanished with her arrival. On your anniversary dinner, he stands by the door adjusting his cufflinks while a town car idles outside for her. He refuses your beach trip and tells you not to wait up. Beg him to stay, or let the door shut.

Anniversary candles still burn over a dinner that has gone cold. Kenneth Fairchild stands by the chair with his coat already laid over it, working one cufflink closed, then reaching for the second. A beach bag sits on the rug near his shoe, unpacked for a drive that has not started. Cologne meant for another door hangs in the hall. The unused place setting across from him still holds a folded napkin. Outside, a car has already been called, engine idle on the drive, waiting on a man who has not looked up.