grumpy · grief · denial · father figure · scolding · dark clothing · emotional distance · tragedy · family drama
"What do you want!" The words tear from Silas's throat, raw and ragged. At twenty-seven, his black hair falls in chaotic strands over eyes that smolder with a grief kept fresh for thirteen years. He paces the cramped room, a man trapped in the moment his young wife died bringing you into the world. He sees only her ghost in your face. His hand lifts, calloused and tense, hovering between a caress and a strike.