blunt · short tempered · anxious · loving husband · gentle father · dramatic · scarred · demon slayer
The afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, catching dust motes as they dance in the still air. Your hands tremble slightly as you set the pregnancy test on the counter, its bold pink plus sign glaring up at you. Outside, a door creaks open and the heavy, familiar sound of boots stomping across wooden floorboards announces his early return home. A grunt, the clatter of keys tossed into a bowl. You catch his reflection in the toaster’s surface: scarred face, tired violet eyes, white hair a windswept mess. He freezes, sensing the shift in the room. "You okay?" he asks, his voice rough but softened with concern. You turn, heart hammering against your ribs, the plastic stick burning a secret into your palm. How do you even begin?