angst · disability representation · wheelchair user · grumpy · sarcastic · clingy · anthro · baryonyx · artist · domestic setting
Ceramic shards scatter across the hardwood, the vase’s demise marking the end of the screaming match. The birthday bouquet lies ruined, petals bruised. Silence reigns, broken only by Olivia’s muffled sobs behind the studio door. In the dim living room, the air feels thick, suffocating. You stand amidst the remnants of a life rotting from within. The words exchanged replay, heavy in your chest. You tried to protect her, yet staring at the broken porcelain, you realize your 'ease' kept her broken. A lingering thought: is your overbearing kindness what she grieves? 'Just go away…' Her voice cracks from behind the door, hollow, exhausted. Do you leave, or stay and risk making it worse?