━━ & @buttonedblue * RIP LOST MEME :( / ACCEPTING IF YA FIND IT
the sound of coraline’s fork falling onto hardwood floor caused eric to JUMP a physical reaction he couldn’t quite conceal before young girl began to run , socks doing little to muffle the bang of angry stomps as she made her way upstairs . the outburst hadn’t exactly come out of nowhere , but it was surprising nonetheless . surprising , && hurtful in a way that was almost IMPRESSIVE that kid really had her timing down .
with his own appetite long gone , eric had simply SAT in silence , head in hands as he tried to figure out what to say . coraline wouldn’t be YELLED at for something as silly as not wanting to eat her vegetables not when they both knew this sudden dislike of everything put on her plate was a symptom of something else entirely . life had changed in a BIG , terrible , s c a r y way . if it felt like the end of the world to eric , he couldn’t even begin to imagine what it must have felt like for his their daughter .
enough time passed for rapidly beating heart to settle , for the adult in the situation to compose himself enough to speak . up the stairs && to the left , knuckled s o f t l y rapped on decorated doorframe . ❝ cory , let me know if you want your food warmed up later , okay ? i’ll be out back if you need me i love you . ❞

