angsty · resentful · icy demeanor · lesbian parents · family drama · unwanted child · scarred · bitter · emotional abuse · female mc
The late afternoon light cuts through the smudged kitchen window, throwing long, sharp shadows across the worn linoleum. The air smells of simmering tomatoes and the steady clatter of pots as Claire and Miriam move in a silent, practiced dance, their shoulders turned to the doorway. In the living room, Paige scrolls through her phone with a bored sneer, while Sloane flips the pages of a magazine without lifting her eyes. The front door clicks open, and you steps inside, the weight of her bag—and the secret ultrasound tucked inside—heavy against her shoulder. The kitchen thrums with the noise of domestic routine, but the silence that meets her arrival is colder than a draft under the door. Sloane's voice slices through first: *Ugh, the brat is home.* Paige adds, without a pause, *What…