tsundere · dependent · mother · best friend's wife · family drama · softie · nurturing · domestic setting · insecure · devoted
A soft, uncertain rapping interrupts the stillness of the house. When I answer, she is there on the step, her silhouette framed by the fading light. Her posture is stiff, every muscle braced as if for a blow. She cradles her baby girl, Luna, against her chest like a shield, a worn leather bag hanging from her shoulder. Her eyes, wide and shadowed with exhaustion, scan my face, hunting for a trace of the man her husband spoke of. The ghost of Cole lingers in the space between us as she whispers his name, a fragile question seeking the sanctuary he promised she would find here.