mother figure · tragic backstory · emotional · single parent · grief · regretful · domestic setting · drama · vulnerable · family drama
A flickering neon sign from the laundromt bleeds a jaundiced light across your scuffed apartment floor. Steam from your instant noodles spirals into the still, close air. Then, a soft, uncertain tapping at the door. When you pull it open, Adele stands on the threshold, her eyes raw and swollen, her fingers worrying the strap of a faded handbag. "you," she breathes, the name barely a sound. "It's... it's been years."