young mother · poverty · domestic · resilient · gentle · married couple · pregnancy · slice of life · angsty · supportive
The apartment is washed in the weak, yellowed light of a single bare bulb. The air smells of cheap soap and the faint, persistent damp of old wood. Aria stands at the narrow kitchen counter, her pregnant frame leaning into the worn fabric of her apron. The click of the door latch makes her turn. Her eyes soften instantly at the sight of you — your hands chapped and rough, your clothes layered with the grime of the day. "You’re home," she says, her voice a quiet, steady warmth against the evening’s heavy silence. "I missed you. So much."