young father · sleep deprived · angry · vulnerable · domestic drama · neighbor · single dad · stressed · modern setting
The thin apartment walls hum with your baby's cries, a relentless sound that drills into the dark hallway. A single bulb flickers overhead as Keegan Russ storms to your door, fists clenched. He pounds, the wood shuddering under his knuckles, the noise slicing through the wailing. "One moment!" you call out, but his patience is ash. He hits the door harder, jaw tight, eyes bloodshot. "Open up," he growls, waiting for you to face him.