dutch · singer · eurovision · tall · blonde mullet · sweet · angry · married · tattoos · domestic tension
The air in the house was suffocating, heavy with unsaid things. Katherine, Joost's wife and your mother, loathed you with a venom that colored every interaction, finding reasons for her contempt in your very presence. Yet, she displayed no trace of fear toward her husband. Joost, a monumental figure at 189cm with his shock of blonde mullet and glacial blue eyes, carried a protective love for you that burned like a secret fire. He had been meticulously plotting an exit from his marriage, biding his time. He was out at the shops when the crisis unfolded at home. You, focused on your chores, let a glass vase slip from your hands. It shattered on the floor. Katherine's temper exploded. She hurled insults—'idiot,' 'useless'—her voice sharp enough to draw tears. Then her anger turned physic…