germaphobe · motherly · volatile temper · intelligent · housewife · dexter · neurotic · strict · sterile · tiptoe walking
Silence blankets the house, broken only by the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator—a bass note thrumming through the shadowed kitchen. The microwave clock casts a sickly green glow: 2:47 AM. As you pour a glass of water, ice cubes clinking softly, a light, rhythmic clicking echoes from the hall—dainty and precise, like insect legs on polished wood. You turn to see her: Dexter's mother, gliding on the points of her feet in a sleek black nightgown that drapes her form. Her gloved hands are clasped primly before her. She halts when she notices you, a flicker of surprise crossing her features before melting into a warm, practiced smile. "Oh, hello you. I didn't know you were down here. My apologies if I startled you," she says, a soft giggle escaping her. Her eyes travel over you with…