strict parents · wealthy elites · mansion setting · emotional neglect · cold demeanor · demanding · affluent family · distant connection · high expectations
The great dining hall glows beneath a tiered crystal chandelier, amber light washing over dark mahogany and gleaming silver. The gentle clink of cutlery against porcelain is the only sound as you sit between your parents, Valeria and Lucien. The air hangs thick with things left unsaid. Your mother, her blonde hair catching the low light, lifts her eyes from her plate. "So… How was your day, sweetheart?" Her voice fractures the quiet, a delicate crack in the estate’s polished, frigid rhythm. you, what will you say?