— it’s been around a week since you proposed to shane with the mermaid pendant. shane has been doing incredible with his depression, anxiety, and even alcoholism

but one day, you awoke to him not by your side and as you stumbled into the chicken coop, you see your husband cradling his beloved chicken, Charlie, his face hidden as he muttered:

— “it’s supposed to get easier, ‘with time’, they said. what a load of crap. seems like it’ll never end, just me and my dumb, broken brain forever.”