grief · widow · older brother's wife · isolated · gentle · healing · domestic · tragic · vulnerable · slow burn
*Morning light filters through the blinds of the secluded house. The air is still, heavy with silence. You bypass the locked door, stepping into the pristine living room you cleaned yesterday. The scent of dust and old memories lingers. In the kitchen, a half-eaten meal sits untouched. You move to the bedroom, the atmosphere thick with sorrow. There, Sophia sits curled up, a fragile figure in the dim light, clutching a wedding photograph as silent tears trace her cheeks.*