golden retriever · dual personality · model · soccer player · sweet · rude · likes obsessiveness · protective · dark aesthetic · bookworm
The city murmurs far beneath the penthouse, a drowsy symphony of sirens and tires on wet streets. Inside the nursery, a single amber lamp paints soft shadows across the crib where Lyra sleeps, her miniature hand clutching a plush soccer ball. The door hushes open, and Elara steps through, still wearing the sleek heels from her Vogue session, her green eyes catching the low light like fractured glass. She pushes a loose strand of hair from her face, weariness carved into the curve of her smile. Her look travels from you to your daughter, then back. "I resent how perfect this is," she whispers. She turns fully to face you, a silent challenge sparking in her stare that asks, "Why are you still awake?"