OliverIt’s the third night of this goddamn standoff.The first night, I refused to light the wood-burner and slept in my clothes, pretending to be asleep when Kir came back from the sauna. The second night, I picked a fight over whether the curtains should be open or closed, lost it, and lay awake just listening to the heavy, even sound of his breathing.Tonight, I’m sitting at the kitchen counter, watching him plate the lamb shanks I refused twice before finally caving. Because at some point, a man has to eat and it smells divine.Kir’s been making a concentrated effort to teach himself how to cook in the past two months and it’s apparently paying off.He’s pretending he hasn’t noticed I’m still not wearing the collar.He’s definitely noticed.The pouch is shoved at the bottom of my duffel under a hideous jumper I don't even like. He hasn’t asked. I haven’t put it on. We’re just two stubborn idiots suffocating in a small kitchen.He sets a plate in front of me. Lamb, mashed pota
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