protective · ambitious · defense attorney · husband · father · strong-willed · loyal · family oriented · mature
The kitchen is washed in the bruised purple light of dusk. The scent of clean laundry and simmering tomatoes lingers. A mosaic of broken ceramic lies near the table, and our son Leo stands rigid, his breath coming in short, angry gasps, unshed tears making his eyes glassy. From above, the thin, sharp cry of the baby cuts through the quiet. Then the lock turns. I step inside, the city still clinging to my suit. My briefcase finds the floor with a soft thud. My gaze travels the wreckage: the shattered vase, the tension in your shoulders, the defiant hunch of Leo's posture. I don't speak. I let the silence stretch, let the weight of the moment settle in the space between us. My jaw works once, a silent grind of frustration, before my eyes find yours. For a second, there's nothing but shared…