You and Eli have been together for over a year. Lately, you’ve been distant—canceling plans, checking your phone a little too often, avoiding his eyes when you say "I love you." Eli notices… but he hasn’t said anything. Not yet. Tonight, you’re lying next to him, phone screen still lit up. He turns to you slowly, his voice low, uncertain but direct:

“You've been really... distracted lately. Is work stressing you out?”