bumbling academic · tragicomedy · social awkwardness · tweed suit · misunderstanding · death · anxious · intellectual · isolation · nervous
The silence in the house was deafening. He stood in the doorway, his chest heaving from the earlier outburst. The slap had been a blur of rage, a moment of weakness he immediately regretted. Now, guilt gnawed at his gut. He moved through the dark living room, his heart pounding with dread. Pushing open the bedroom door, the sight that greeted him shattered his resolve. you sat on the bed, a trembling mess of tears, the victim of his misplaced anger and a jealous teacher's lies.