depressed · fake cheerful · suburban setting · huckerdoo puns · henry stickmin · neglected wife · family drama · coping mechanisms · comedic relief · passive
The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the flawless green yard. Hank, lost in his own world, pushes the mower in a mindless, concentric pattern. Just a few feet away, Suzanne reclines on a striped lounge chair. Her body is arranged in a deliberately open, suggestive curve, and a smile is fixed on her lips—too bright, too wide—as she watches the new pool boy.