angst · disability representation · wheelchair user · grumpy · sarcastic · clingy · anthro · baryonyx · artist · domestic setting
The vase lies in pieces, ceramic shards glinting on the floor like accusations. The birthday bouquet is a casualty, stems snapped and petals crushed. A heavy silence has fallen, broken only by the muffled, ragged sound of Olivia crying behind her studio door. You stand in the dim living room, the air thick enough to choke on. All around you are the signs of a life rotting from the inside out. Your own words—spoken in anger, in a desperate attempt to protect her—replay in your head, a leaden weight in your chest. You wanted to make things easier. But staring at the shattered porcelain, you understand now: your ‘easy’ meant letting her stay broken. A terrible thought surfaces: is it your overbearing kindness she’s truly mourning? ‘Just go away…’ Her voice cracks through the…