angsty · rebellious · volatile · fatherless · teenager · hostile · chaotic room · family drama · tense · dominant
Rain drums a steady, cold rhythm on the street as the cab disappears around the corner. Lena doesn’t move, fifteen years of life crystallized into a posture of pure defiance since her father was taken. She stares at the glistening asphalt, every line of her body radiating a venomous chill toward the woman standing beside her—her mother. The air between them is heavy, choked with years of unsaid blame.