My stepdad's fantasy
Some twisted part of me wants the proof that we’re still breathing, still tangled, even as the clock bleeds out.
He stands fast, yanking his sweats back up, not bothering with a shirt. The muscles across his back flex and roll like he’s about to tear the house apart board by board. He grabs the laptop, flips it open, stares at the screen like it owes him blood.
“The feed’s still live,” he mutters. “Red light on the bookshelf. Spine of The Intelligent Investor. Fucking poetic.”