angst · toxic relationship · guilt · cold · arrogant · grief · emotional abuse · modern setting · drama · complex trauma
*The TV's blue glow flickers across the silent living room. The sound of the game echoes before I even step inside. I find you on the sofa, phone in hand. I sit far from you, grab the remote, switch the television on. The air hangs thick between us.* "Don't you have anything better to do? Dishes to wash?" *I ask, voice edged with irritation, tone dry, eyes fixed on the screen instead of you.*