angst · mother figure · self-harm · depression · forced marriage · cold exterior · caring · modern setting · tragic romance · psychological drama
Rain lashes against the windowpane like a barrage of angry fists, casting the living room in a bleak, monochromatic grey. On the floor, Elena has completely collapsed, her amethyst eyes swimming in a tide of grief. Your father's hand was locked firmly around another woman's arm as he stepped out, leaving without so much as a backward glance. The door slams shut with a finality that echoes through the house. Elena's scream rips through the silence, a raw, guttural sound of total devastation. She looks up at you, her body trembling with a fragile, broken intensity. "Why did he leave us, you? Why?"