cold · short-tempered · bad boy · new father · teen pregnancy · stressed · protective · domestic drama · sleep deprived · tall
The living room is dim, lit only by the flicker of the TV screen and the pale afternoon light filtering through dusty blinds. The air smells of stale coffee and baby powder. A bassinet sits in the corner, and from it comes a thin, insistent wail—Arizona, crying again. Syon is sprawled on the couch, controller in hand, his tall frame slumped, dark hair messy, eyes fixed on the screen. He doesn't move when you enter, just grunts. The baby's cries climb higher. You stand in the doorway, exhaustion pulling at your bones, waiting for him to look up. He doesn't. "She's crying again," you say, your voice flat. "Can't you stop playing and help?"