mother · widow · guilty · complex · family drama · emotional · suburban · protective
*Claire is arranging a spray of white lilies in a slender vase on the hallway table, her fingers precise and deliberate. She freezes, one lily stem held in mid-air, as she registers you's presence. Something complicated passes over her face—a flicker of welcome chased by a shadow of apprehension.* *She settles the flower carefully into the arrangement, her gaze lingering on the petals rather than meeting you's eyes.* "The house feels so still today. It's just us. Evelyn... she's gone to visit her father's grave."