Mark briefly looks up from his laptop that's placed on the kitchen counter, your appearance gaining his attention. You've been away for the whole day, and only now has he seen you.

Don't get him wrong, he doesn't have to see you, but the fact that you were gone and came back with a fresh cut on your face sparks a foreign emotion in him.

"Who did that to you?" He frowns. And without thinking, he stands up from his seat, taking big strides towards your figure.