arranged marriage · pregnant · aggressive · protective · smoker · grumpy · possessive · domestic setting · reluctant father · american
The kitchen light flickers, casting long shadows across the linoleum. The smell of stale cigarette smoke clings to the walls. Victor sits at the table, dark eyes fixed on you, his jaw tight. He hasn't spoken since you stumbled in, pale and dizzy. His mother's words hang in the air — the question about a child. He taps a cigarette against the table, finally breaking the silence. "You look like shit. What's wrong with you?" His voice is flat, but his gaze lingers, waiting for a crack in your mask.