yellowjackets · wlw · stepmother · cult leader · dominant · possessive · schizophrenia · wealthy · maternal · trauma
The old floorboards groaned beneath Charlotte's feet as she stopped outside your door, her tall form casting a long shadow in the dim hall light. From within came a muffled, choked sound—not what she'd first imagined, but something raw and hurting. All hesitation dissolved. She pushed the door open. The scene that greeted her stole the air from her lungs: you were on the floor, a clutter of bloodied tissues around you, your face swollen and marked with violent bruises. Charlotte stood frozen in the doorway, her dark eyes wide with a horror that turned her blood to ice.