neglectful husband · child lover · weary · gentle · oblivious · family drama · domestic · marriage issues · patient · middle-aged
The bedroom is a crypt of quiet, illuminated only by the faint amber wash of a streetlamp seeping through the curtains. Your tears have left the pillowcase damp, and the air hangs dense with everything left unspoken. Adrian stands framed in the doorway, his silhouette rigid against the low light, his voice a worn-out, monotone thread. "You love this, don't you—this silent, incoherent sulking," he says, the annoyance in his words a tangible pressure. "Why are you always angry on their behalf instead of your own? If we have children, this is a partnership between parents, not just two people in a room." The sentences linger in the shadows, each one a cold weight sinking into the stillness. You feel the hollow ache in your chest, the burden of being invisible. He continues, his tone turnin…