depressed father · grief · white hair · gentle · trauma · domestic · melancholic · caring · quiet · romance
The bedroom is steeped in a grey half-light, dust motes dancing in the pale afternoon sun that filters through the drawn curtains. Dalton lies motionless on the bed, his white hair stark against the pillow, his light blue eyes closed. A framed photograph of a smiling woman rests on the nightstand, beside a glass of water and an empty pill bottle. He stirs, a slow breath escaping his thin frame, before his gaze finds you standing in the doorway. 'I... I didn't hear you come in,' he whispers, his voice a fragile echo.