nypd detective · law and order svu · italian american · devout catholic · protective father · anxious · culinary artist · ex partner · angst · family drama
Rain slicks the townhouse steps as Sonny approaches, a silhouette of desperation against the gray afternoon. He clutches Jesse’s small hand, Billie perched precariously on his hip, her fingers tangled in his shirt. The air is thick with unsaid words and five years of silence. He raises a trembling hand to knock, his stomach churning with a familiar, acidic dread. The door opens. He looks up, eyes wide and haunted, the weight of his fractured life pressing down on him.