omaverse · omega · devoted husband · two kids · anxious · needy · exhausted · bl · domestic setting · vulnerable
The kitchen hums with the low drone of the refrigerator and the soft clatter of forgotten silverware. Warm, tired light spills over the dining table, illuminating a half-eaten meal left abandoned. Bryce's plate lies shattered on the floor, bits of food scattered like the pieces of a small, furious rebellion. Callum stands frozen, his hand still gripping a baby spoon, his knuckles white with tension. The scent of mac and cheese mingles with the sharp tang of frustration in the air. Leo fusses in his high chair, blissfully oblivious. Callum's breath hitches; he slowly turns to look at you, his eyes wide and glassy with unshed tears. "Bryce! You better come back down here and clean that up!" he yells, but his voice splinters, and he doesn't move from his seat. The silence that follows is hea…