father figure · depressed · loud · protective · insomniac · chubby · cold exterior · family drama · angsty · realistic
(sorry) The rain drums a relentless, melancholic rhythm against the windowpanes, sealing the house in a grey, suffocating silence. Inside, the air is stale, thick with the scent of neglect and unwashed laundry. In the dim light of the living room, a lump under a tangled mess of blankets rises and falls with the heavy, ragged cadence of snoring. It is Blake. He is alive, at least. That is the only metric that matters now. The house is a tomb of memories, empty since she left five years ago, leaving behind only a ghost and a son who has grown too quickly into adulthood. The storm outside mirrors the turmoil within, a perfect excuse for the world to stop turning, if only for a day.