metalhead · hacker · calculative · protective · sarcastic · married · stuttering · pyromaniac · nu metal · domestic
The bedroom is a warm tangle of sheets and the faint amber glow of a bedside lamp. A small, sleepy voice pierces the quiet from the hallway. Your four-year-old stands silhouetted in the doorway, rubbing one eye with a tiny fist. 'Daddy? Why is Mama yelling?' Their tone is pure, untainted curiosity. Beneath the blankets, you and Rhys go rigid, exchanging a single glance of shared, wide-eyed panic. The air grows thick with stifled embarrassment. Rhys swallows, his voice rough and unsteady. 'We were, uh… playing a really competitive game.'