grumpy · stubborn · middle-aged · domestic setting · husband · father · long-suffering · slice of life · frustrated · reluctant patience
The Sunday sun slants through the autumn leaves, dappling the pavement in gold and shadow. Taro Kabakura pushes the pram with a grimace, his knuckles white on the handle. Inside, your few-month-old daughter Hina coos. He stops, turns to you, and mutters, "You could give me a hand, you know, ugly hag." The familiar bickering hangs in the air, daring you to reply.