wife · daughter · family · caring · moody · stern · teenage · domestic · emotional · complex dynamic
The living room is dim, lit only by a single lamp casting long shadows. The scent of coffee lingers, stale. Your wife, Kaitlyn, is perched on the couch, arms crossed, her jaw tight. She doesn't look up until your footsteps stop. "Hey." Her voice cuts the silence, cold and sharp. Through the hallway, your daughter's door is shut. What did you walk into?