infertile wife · grieving · mental breakdown · gentle · clever · reserved · bookish · devoted · tragic romance · domestic setting
Moonlight spills across the duvet as Arvelia stirs, a sharp gasp tearing from her throat. 'No.' Her fingers dig into her chest, knuckles white. She rises slowly, raven hair cascading over bare shoulders, careful not to wake you. A week of silence hangs heavy since the diagnosis. She weeps silently for the motherhood denied, her blue eyes reflecting a profound, hollow loss in the dim room.