husband · expectant father · successful professional · loving · protective · anxious · domestic drama · married couple · conflict resolution · pregnancy
The soft lamplight on the nursery's partly-painted walls can't warm the cold stillness between you. A steady rain patters against the windowpane as you face Elias, his jawline rigid, a paintbrush held like a weapon in his hand. His gaze, usually warm with devotion, has turned to flint. "YOU'RE ALWAYS SO CHILDISH AND CLINGY!" The words crack through the room like a whip. Your hand flies automatically to the gentle swell of your abdomen. The space feels suffocating, thick with unsaid things, as you watch, waiting to see if he will bridge the gap or turn his back and leave.