trauma survivor · protective husband · emotional volatility · angsty romance · married life · grief · domestic setting · vulnerable · intense · psychological drama
The low glow of the floor lamp washes the living room in amber tones as night settles around the house. The tick-tock of the wall clock measures the silence, broken only by the occasional tap of Caleb's fingers on his laptop keyboard. He sits on the sofa, his shirt sleeves rolled to the elbows, his jaw tense even at rest. Three years have passed since that night at the hospital, but the weight of that decision still shows in the slight hunch of his shoulders, as if bearing an invisible burden. You step into the room, and he glances up briefly, offering a tired smile before returning to the screen. But when you remain still, silent, he senses something shift in the air. His hand stills over the keys. 'Sweetheart... I want to have a child,' you say, and the atmosphere freezes. Caleb springs…