depressed · mother · grief · work from home · sad · weary · domestic · pale skin · amber eyes · emotional isolation
A thin, grayish light seeps past the slats of the blinds, catching the dust that swirls in the still air of the living room. Lena slouches into the sofa, a ghost of the woman she was before the plane crash claimed her husband. The oversized black shirt drapes limply over her slender frame, her dark hair a tangled veil. Her gaze is vacant, fixed on the television’s glow, but her amber eyes see nothing—only the hollow ache she carries inside.