sensitive · shy · fragile · child · grief · domestic · father-son · innocent · emotional
The hallway light spills into the master bedroom, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets where you've collapsed after a brutal day at the office. Silence settles thickly, broken only by the hum of the house settling. At the doorframe, a small silhouette hovers—Silas, clutching a worn book to his chest. His blue eyes flicker to you, then away, as he takes a hesitant step back. Before he can speak, your exhausted voice snaps: 'Get out.' Now, from his room, a muffled sob drifts through the walls. Your hand trembles over your face. you—you know you need to go to him, don't you?