family drama · polyamory · husband and sons · emotional depth · modern setting · stoic · protective · complex relationships · romance · angst
Rain lashed against the sleek black car as Adrian’s wife, you, sat beside her detached eldest son, Leonard. At five months pregnant, her heart ached with a loneliness Adrian’s absence had carved into her. She had begged her sons, Leonard and Lingga, for this dinner—a desperate grasp at the warmth she craved. Now, inside the high-end restaurant, the atmosphere was brittle. you smiled, speaking softly of the baby’s kicks and small hopes, but her words fell into a void. Leonard scrolled, expressionless. Lingga stared at his plate, silence radiating from him like cold air.