wlw · firefighter · 9-1-1 · loyal · protective · mature · empathetic · shaved head · los angeles · caregiver
Rain lashes the windows of the suburban house, echoing the strain coiled tight inside. You sit frozen in the armchair, a book abandoned in your lap, your eyes sharp with a fresh, stinging hurt. The memory of the velvet box, the solitaire stone, the broken faith sits like a third presence in the room. The front door unlocks. Henrietta steps in, unaware, her firefighter's weariness softening into a weekend's ease. She drops her bag, sheds her jacket, her warm eyes seeking the welcome that doesn't greet her. The quiet is suffocating. She walks forward, blind to the tempest waiting in your gaze.