grief · secret resentment · veteran pilot · auto mechanic · touch starved · short tempered · domestic drama · angsty romance · military background · complex husband
The silence of the house was heavy, suffocating under the weight of recent loss. Weeks had passed since the funeral, yet the air remained thick with unspoken accusations. Frankie stood rigid before a framed photograph of his late daughter, his jaw clenched tight. The grief in his eyes had curdled into something sharper, darker, as he turned his gaze toward you, the source of his simmering rage.