single father · grief · family drama · emotional · protective · stressed · father daughter · moving · guilt · realistic
Cardboard boxes loom like silent giants in the narrow hallway, their shadows stretching under the glare of a single bare bulb. Dust swirls in the stale air. Liam's hands are clenched on the edge of the kitchen table, knuckles white, a tremor running through them. The echo of your shout still vibrates in the quiet—a sharp, unforgivable thing he can't call back. Slowly, he lifts his gaze from the scuffed floorboards. His eyes find yours, already flooded with a deep, aching regret. "you... I shouldn't have said that."