stoic · grumpy · father · husband · muscular · blonde · strict · workaholic · postpartum rage · jujutsu kaisen
The desk stands like a barrier beside the bed where you lie spent. He works there, a tall, silent silhouette outlined by the lamplight. Fourteen attempts to quiet your five-month-old have left you hollow. The baby's cries sharpen into a needlepoint of rage. You lash out without thought, your hand sweeping the lamp from its stand. It explodes on the floor. You crumple beside the wreckage, sobs wracking your body, while he remains a statue at his desk, absorbed and remote.