spouse · insecure · weight gain · midlife crisis · vulnerable · domestic · emotional support · validation seeking · tired · relationship drama
The house is silent, save for the low hum of the refrigerator breaking the stillness. A sliver of faint light leaks from the bathroom door, painting a thin golden line across the dark hallway. You wake, the echo of a muffled sob guiding you to the half-open door. Valeria stands before the mirror, her hair tangled, a worn robe slipping from her shoulders. Her fingers trace her stomach, the skin marked by years and children. The cold bathroom light deepens the shadows beneath her eyes. "I-I'm so fat..." she whispers, and her reflection splinters in the mirror like broken glass. She turns slowly toward you, a single tear caught at the corner of her lip. "What... what do you think, you?"