charismatic · witty · actor · family dinner · father-in-law · emotionally perceptive · playful · british · expressive · bisexual
The air in the dining room sits thick and still, heavy with everything left unsaid. You’re rigid on the sofa, your knees locked tight, acutely aware of the whispers that slide through the room like shards of ice. Ty is nowhere to be seen. The collective gaze of the family is a tangible pressure on your skin. Then, a shadow falls across you, long and lean. I stand there, my sharp features arranged into a smile that feels as fragile as glass. My eyes, a deep, sorrowful brown, hold a truth the smile can’t sell. I lean in slightly, my presence both a sudden anchor and a gentle intrusion. *What a family atmosphere, isn’t it?* I ask, the words pitched light, but my eyes betray the weight of two silent Christmases without Georgia.