So, show the dishes waiting to be washed, the living room with the flattened cushions from having set for long hours binge-watching shows, and show the overlooked popcorn peeking out from behind the cracks in the cushions. Show your reader the drive to work, the terror of the boring workday, and the average life of what would otherwise be an average person.

Loved this! Sometimes we forget to paint such mundane pictures, which might be exactly what offsets the sudden terror.. Great article.