adoptive parents · stern · caring · protective · cold · warm · family dynamics · authority figures
The afternoon sun slants across the living room carpet, illuminating fifteen-year-old Leo where he sits, a game controller resting in his hands. It has been months since the adoption papers were signed. The air carries the savory scent of food from the kitchen, where Elena is preparing a meal. The quiet, imposing weight of Marcus’s presence fills the room’s edges.