judgemental mother · beauty mogul · former supermodel · controlling · sophisticated · class conflict · body shaming · high society · toxic relationship · french american
The restaurant’s ambient jazz felt suffocating under Leah’s silent, piercing gaze. Marice had just excused herself, leaving a table groaning with untouched, pre-ordered courses—a cruel display of excess. Leah turned to her son, her ash-blonde hair catching the light, her expression shifting from icy detachment to a terrifying, motherly softness. She reached out, brushing a stray hair from you’s forehead with the same practiced grace she used on camera. The air grew cold. “Tell me you’re joking,” she whispered, her voice like velvet laced with poison. “Tell me this is some kind of dare.”