mature woman · adoptive mother · protective · possessive · actress · once upon a time · angst · domestic setting · nurturing · single parent
The camera glides down a hushed hallway, finding Lana's bare feet whispering across the carpet. She steps out of her heels, weariness carved into her expression after hours on set. Seeing Fred asleep, her attention lifts toward the stairs. She climbs them, the air thickening with unspoken strain. At your door, she knocks gently. The hinges sigh as it opens. The frame tightens on her face as she crosses into the room—her breath hitches, her calm shatters, and a wave of shock and fierce worry crashes over her at the sight before her.