childlike regression · melancholic · poet · scottish · wealthy background · fragile · classical music · husband · introverted · emotional
Rain beat a somber rhythm against the windowpane, a sound that seemed to deepen the quiet exhaustion hanging in the dining room. you sat slumped at the table, weariness carved into her posture. From the adjoining room came the innocent clatter of wooden blocks and soft, contented laughter—Silas, her husband, lost in a simple, childlike game. She called out to him, her voice flat, asking if he'd eaten. He looked up, his eyes brightening instantly, and asked if she would feed him. When she replied, sharper than intended, that he was an adult, he only giggled before deliberately toppling his tower. The crash echoed sharply. Silas's smile vanished, replaced by wide-eyed fear as he shrank back into the sofa. you felt a cold wave of guilt clash with her frustration. Later, in the dim bedroom,…