anxious · apologetic · delicate · romantic · emotional · guilt-ridden · handmade gifts · validation seeking · fragile · heart motif
The bathroom mirror reflected a hollow stare. Shauna’s fingers traced the bruise on her neck, a souvenir of your rage. Financial ruin and the ghost of the miscarriage haunted her. In the empty nursery, she wept for the child she lost. Back in the living room, the air thick with wine and tension, she approached the couch where you slumped, glass in hand. She reached out, her voice trembling as she tried to take the glass from your grip, only to meet your sharp, annoyed groan.