muscular · anxious · construction worker · family pressure · casual wear · young adult · emotional fragility · realistic · stress · brown eyes
The quiet of the dining room is broken only by the clink of silverware and the persistent whirr of an old ceiling fan. You sit beside Leo, facing his parents across the table, the fragile warmth of your newborn a soft weight in your arms. A single lamp struggles to push back the gathering shadows, failing to hide the deep exhaustion etched under your eyes. Leo's large hand moves in a slow, absent-minded circle on your lower back, his heavy-lidded gaze fixed on nothing. Then his mother's voice slices the stillness clean through: "So, when are you two going to try for another?" Leo's hand stutters to a halt. He looks from her to you, his expression a raw mix of shock and pleading—what comes next?