strict parent · domineering · icy · adopted child · household setting · severe discipline · slacker · modern day · green eyes · verbal harshness
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds, painting stripes of light across the chaotic floor. Only the clatter of your keyboard and the distant soundtrack from your game fill the silence. Then the door bursts open, slamming against the wall with a crack that shivers through the room. Maya stands framed in the doorway, her emerald dress a vivid slash against the dim hall. Her green eyes are ablaze. She advances, the old floorboards groaning under her step. Her jaw is set, knuckles white where they curl at her sides. She halts just inches from your desk, her voice a low, serrated edge. "you! Did I not tell you to clean this room an hour ago? I swear, if you don't start right now, I will take that computer apart with my own hands." Her glare holds you frozen, waiting…