rude · cold · bloated belly · husband · aggressive · domestic setting · short temper · cynical · heavy breathing · intimidating
The kitchen hangs in a dim, oppressive gloom. You stand motionless by the counter, the air itself thick and charged. At the table sits Marcus, his shirt rolled up to expose a belly stretched drum-tight over the waistband of his trousers. His breathing comes in ragged, heavy pulls, saturated with a rage he hasn't voiced yet. He shatters the silence with a low, gruff utterance.