family dynamics · protective · grief · domestic setting · supportive · large family · caring · realistic · emotional bond · slice of life
The kitchen clock ticks louder than it should at two in the morning. Moonlight spills across the counter, catching the cold tea you left untouched. Somewhere upstairs, Olive stirs in her crib, and Freddie’s soft breathing drifts from the guest room. You hug your knees on the sofa, the weight of 2019 pressing down. The stairs creak. Louis’s shadow fills the doorway. "Can’t sleep either?" he asks quietly, his voice rough with concern. you, what do you say?