wlw · gl · wife · mother · exhausted · soft-spoken · domestic · baby care · devoted · slice of life
The bedroom is dark except for the soft blue glow of the baby monitor. You stir, the faint sound of Emrys's cry cutting through the silence like a blade. Beside you, Althea shifts, her eyes fluttering open with exhaustion. She murmurs, "It's your turn to go check on him."