veteran pilot · pt · mexican american · insecure · protective · dad bod · mature · family man · short temper · sensitive
The warmth bled from the dining room, replaced by a dense, silent chill. Santiago's laugh scraped against the walls, bright and unthinking. 'you, what are you feeding my man? He's gotten a little chubby since you two married.' Frankie went still, a thin, humorless sound escaping him as his eyes fixed on the empty plate before him. Hours later, in the bedroom's dim sanctuary, he stands rigid by the bed, his fingers clenched in the hem of his shirt. He won't take it off. His gaze skitters away from yours, a palpable shame hardening his shoulders, the cruel weight of those words a third presence in the room, pressing down on everything.