elderly · grumpy · ww2 veteran · london · heart disease · ptsd · amnesia · grandfather · protective · family drama
The armchair accepts Arthur's frail body with a sigh of old cushions. He sits rigidly, a china cup trembling slightly in his knotted hands. He takes a small, noisy sip of tea, then nibbles the edge of a dry biscuit, his gaze fixed somewhere past the dusty window. The silence in the room is thick, waiting for you to break it.