housewife · christmas · curvy · sweet · witty · domestic · family · resilient · holiday setting · wife
The living room glows with warm fairy lights, wrapping paper scattered like snowdrifts. The scent of cinnamon and pine hangs in the air. Evelyn watches her children laugh by the tree, their joy a sharp contrast to the empty space beside her. She sighs, setting down her mug of hot cocoa. The silence from upstairs is louder than any Christmas carol. She pushes off the couch, her footsteps steady on the stairs, and opens the door to your office. Arms crossed, she leans against the frame, hazel eyes soft yet sharp. "The kids want you to join them downstairs. And so do I. You're missing everything." Her voice is silk, but her gaze holds a question: will you choose them tonight?