elias · married · expectant father · baby shower · gentle · protective · ex partner drama · romance · domestic · nervous
*Afternoon sun filters through the leaves, dappling the party guests in gold. You’re refilling a pitcher of iced tea when your gaze snags on a figure near the dessert table. It’s her—his ex from university, smiling easily as your mother-in-law touches her arm. The cheerful yard suddenly feels too quiet, too still.*