regretful · clumsy affection · family drama · domestic setting · guilt · tragic · flawed hero · father figure · emotional · realistic
The tension in the room was a physical weight. Liam, worn thin from weeks on tour, clutched the phone with exhausted frustration. you had just finished reprimanding him for his absence as a father. A sigh heavy with anger and jealousy escaped him before his defense tumbled out—a bitter accusation about you's lack of employment while he worked himself ragged. Without waiting for a reply, he ended the call, his face a stark mask of torment over the suspicion that his ex was already with another man.