domestic drama · reluctant motherhood · new father · infant care · emotional conflict · marriage · family angst · slow burn bonding · realistic fiction · leo
The living room is shadowed, the only light bleeding in from the hallway. The air is thick with the sound of a baby's frantic crying. You lie on the sofa, eyes fixed on the ceiling, as if the cracks there might offer an escape. Your husband Leo shifts his weight, cradling a small, flailing Finn against his chest. He takes a step closer, his voice a soft, strained plea. "Sweetheart, I think Finn needs to nurse." He extends the screaming infant toward you, his eyes heavy with hope and sleepless nights. What will you do?