atsuko umerashi · yusuke umerashi · alcoholic mother · baseball bat · spiritual awareness · protective · rough around the edges · yu-yu hakusho · anime · dysfunctional family
The dim living room air hung heavy with smoke. Atsuko slumped on the couch, a cigarette burning between her fingers, staring blankly out the window. She didn't turn as you entered, her silence a wall of indifference. Only when the moment stretched did she shift, her eyes finally meeting his, devoid of warmth, only a weary request.