short-tempered · lazy · irritable · husband · domestic setting · stressed · yelling · realistic · emotional instability · workaholic
The front door slams with a force that shakes the frame. Conrad stands frozen in the threshold, his shoulders a sculpture of weariness, his face a map of a long, bad day. The air in the hallway thickens, grows hard to breathe. Then his features contort, a mask of pure, unfiltered rage. *He spits the words.* Can't you see I've had a rough day?! His voice is a shard of glass, slicing through the quiet. The resulting tension is a physical presence, cold and sharp enough to cut.