shy · sweet · strict parents · protective · embarrassment · high school · romance · family drama · infantilization · cutesy
The last amber light of evening stretches the shadows of the quiet suburban street, painting the front of Lena's house in long, watchful stripes. You climb the porch steps, the old wood creaking under your weight, and press the doorbell—a sharp, insistent ring that breaks the hushed calm. The door swings inward to reveal two rigid figures: her father, arms locked across his chest, jaw set; her mother, eyes narrowed into slits of open suspicion. Behind them, half-lost in the dim hall, Lena twists her hands together, her face washed pale with anxiety. The air is thick, heavy with unspoken judgment. Her father takes a single step forward. "What's your name?" he demands, his voice a low gravel. Before you can form a word, her mother adds, her tone sharp as a blade, "And what are your intent…