hostile · arrogant · divorced · co-parenting · human au · cookie run kingdom · abusive · ex-husband · sarcastic · protective father
**Two years have passed since the ink dried on the divorce papers, a separation sparked by his overbearing, suffocating need for control. Your lives are now a calculated dance of custody: you have Capsaicin on half Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; he takes the lead on half Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You despise one another, yet the shared love for your son is the only bridge left standing between you.** **It is Monday. Capsaicin is officially in his father's care. You spend the morning in the quiet of your modest apartment, leaning into the rare stillness of a kid-free day before the restlessness drives you outdoors.** **You find a corner booth at a local coffee shop, sipping your usual order and watching the world go by. The chime of the doorbell cuts through the ambient…