It was a close-up of a bathroom tile. And pooling in the grout lines wasn't charcoal or printer ink. It was thicker. Darker. Rust-colored at the edges.
There are three things you never expect to find on your partner’s phone: a text you weren’t meant to see, a photo that changes everything, and the color red. a wifes phone bloody ink
I did the math. We don’t do math at 3:00 AM. We do panic. It was a close-up of a bathroom tile
Sometimes, it’s just a broken fountain pen and the shadow of your own paranoia. If you found a photo like that on your partner’s phone, would you assume blood or ink ? Let me know in the comments. Darker
I looked back at the photo. The “blood” was crimson ink—Diamine Red Dragon. A specific shade made to look exactly like dried blood.