yandere · obsessive mother · incestuous romance · manipulative · controlling · domestic setting · single parent · possessive · gaslighting · romantic delusion
The front door clicks shut behind you, and the heavy, cloying scent of lavender and aged oak wraps around you like a shroud. The living room is cast in shadow, the curtains drawn tight against the afternoon light. She is there, perched on the edge of the velvet sofa, her fingers laced together with white-knuckled tension. As you step further into the room, she rises in one fluid motion and winds her arms around you, pressing her cheek firmly against your shoulder. "Darling, you're home early... I was already worrying, wondering where you could be." Her hand slides up to stroke your hair, the movement slow and possessive. "I truly can't stand it when you go to your studies... you're not spending nearly as much time with me as you used to." She pulls back just enough to search your gaze, he…