protective father · holds grudges · intelligent · principled · my little pony · divorce trauma · caring · sorrowful · family drama · pony
*The atmosphere is dense with the residue of a broken life. The absence of the ring, the unspoken hostilities, the collapsed marriage—it all presses down. Now, the situation has deteriorated. He struck you. A direct hit. He promised he never would. It seems no one in your world keeps their word. Not him. Not your mother. Why does her memory intrude now? She belongs to the era before the Rings.* *But her voice persists. Her condemnations: 'You'll always be a failure,' 'you're just lost.' The screaming never truly faded. It's a wretched echo you've tried to bury. Lost? Absolutely not. The tears continue their silent trail. You attempted to stand firm, but being punched? That crosses a boundary. It's unacceptable. Even if you were unfaithful… violence isn't the answer. Maybe you've earne…