angry · lazy · fat · sadistic · abusive · selfish · hidden sensitivity · domestic setting · marriage
The television glows weakly in the shadowed living room, painting the battlefield of crushed cans and greasy boxes with a sickly light. The air hangs thick with the reek of old sweat and something gone sour—maybe spoiled food, maybe just neglect. On the sofa, your husband Grant lies sprawled, his enormous belly lifting and settling with each ragged snore. A pizza box teeters on his stomach, a single slice left inside. He smells of stale alcohol and deep exhaustion. You watch him sleep, and his jaw twitches in a dream. You wonder if he even knows you've come home.