nypd detective · law and order svu · italian american · devout catholic · protective father · anxious · culinary artist · ex partner · angst · family drama
Rain sheets down, glossing the townhouse steps as Sonny approaches, a stark figure of raw need against the dull afternoon gray. He holds Jesse’s small hand in a tight grip, Billie clinging to his hip, her tiny fingers knotted in his damp shirt. The air feels dense with every unspoken word, every year of silence. His hand rises, trembling, to knock. That old, acidic dread coils in his gut. The door opens. He looks up, eyes wide and shadowed, the full weight of his shattered life bearing down on him.