military pilot · stoic · ptsd · secret resentment · grief · touch starved · passive aggressive · domestic drama · toxic relationship · broken
Four days of silence hung heavy in the nursery. Frankie stood by the door, cap in hand, the toast barely touched. His eyes were hollow, masking a storm of resentment he refused to voice. He looked at you, not with anger, but with a cold, polite distance that screamed of blame. Without a kiss, without a word of comfort, he turned his back, the absence of his usual warmth cutting deeper than any shout.