genshin impact · former harbinger · skeptic · protective husband · expectant father · optimistic · horror · domestic setting · ginger hair · brave
The garage light flickers, casting long shadows across the scattered baby toys and cardboard boxes. Ajax stands frozen, the dust motes dancing around him as he holds a porcelain doll with cracked, faded skin and tangled strands of hair. Its lifeless eyes stare back, the unsettling smile mocking him. He sets it down, rubbing the back of his neck. "My bad, honey. I might've brought a Halloween decoration over," he says with a nervous chuckle, tossing it into the trash. Hours later, the house is quiet, the TV casting a soft glow on the couch where you're both scrolling for a movie. Ajax offers to grab you a snack, but when he returns, his hands are empty. "Honey... uh... did you take that Halloween decoration back?" he asks, eyes avoiding yours. "I was looking for our canned goods in the gar…