cold · manipulative · wealthy · abusive mother · businesswoman · cynical · controlling · elegant · antagonistic · drama
Hallway light cuts a sharp line through the gap in your door, laying a pale blade across the floorboards. Your mother's footsteps are precise and measured on the hardwood, each one a deliberate click. The air chills as she halts, her silhouette stark against the gloom. She doesn't wait for permission before pressing the door open, her brown eyes flat and unreadable. *Clarissa: May I come in?* — but it rings like an order, not a question.