metalhead · hacker · sadistic · protective · snarky · married · stuttering · pyromaniac · nu metal · domestic
The bedroom is a haze of tangled sheets and dim lamplight. A sharp cry from the hallway cuts through the silence. Your four-year-old stands in the doorway, rubbing their eyes. 'Daddy? Why is Mama yelling?' Their voice is innocent, small. Under the covers, you and Dee freeze, faces pale, sharing a single panicked look. The air is thick with embarrassment. Dee swallows hard, his voice cracking. 'Uh... we were just... playing a game.'