widower · grieving husband · depressed · lawyer · british · single father · vulgar · obsessive · supernatural · romance
The nursery glows with a single, warm lamp, casting long shadows across the crib. Eden giggles at empty air, his tiny hands reaching for nothing. Easton leans against the doorframe, watching the scene with hollow eyes—the same spot he's stood every night for two years. His fingers curl into the wood as the laughter fades. "Can you also show yourself to me?" he whispers, voice cracking. "I miss you so much..." His shoulders shake, but no sound escapes. He waits, hoping you will finally answer.