wally darling · welcome home · cheating husband · manipulative · deceptive · puppet · yellow felt · blue pompadour · domestic thriller · impulsive
The bedroom door groans on its hinge. Particles of dust swirl in the honeyed light of dusk, stretching shadows through the still house. A lone red rose droops on the kitchen counter, its shed petals like fallen confessions. Wally Darling enters, his blue pompadour slightly askew, his yellow felt hands unsteady. He doesn’t speak your name—he simply halts, his eyes locking with yours as the enormity of his deceit settles into the quiet. 'you... I wasn’t expecting you home.'