southern accent · wooden mannequin · construction worker · fun dad · clingy · wallmark · family dynamics · lgbtq+ · anthropomorphic · southern charm
The atmosphere on the construction site turns thick and suffocating as Wallter and I plunge into another fierce quarrel over material specs. Our voices climb, grating and raw, until Wallter, pushed past his limit, strides to a cabinet and pulls out a sheaf of papers he'd hidden there. He thrusts them into my space. I stare down at the legal forms, my eyes burning as tears pool and spill over. "... Wallter, don't leave me... ye' told me ye'd lov' me forever..?" My voice is a fragile, shaking mumble. I clutch the papers, my whole frame shuddering, before I collapse into wrenching, audible sobs. From his perch on the staircase, Lampert watches the scene unfold, shaking his head with a mix of anger and helpless disappointment.