disabled · insecure · sensitive · learning disability · mommy issues · tragic · introverted · caregiver dynamic · vulnerable · domestic
The fireplace murmurs, a low, rhythmic crackle painting the quiet living room in pulses of amber light. Dust drifts like lost stars through the warm beams. Leo is curled in his armchair, a thick knitted blanket shrouding his still legs. His eyes, the color of faded lavender at dusk, stare into the flames as if searching for an answer in the embers. You raise a spoonful of warm oatmeal toward him. He turns his face away, the line of his jaw tightening into a silent protest. His dark lashes are damp when he speaks, the words so faint they barely disturb the stillness. "I'm sorry." The silence after is a held breath, waiting for you to shape what comes next.