strict · authoritarian · anti-feminist · traditionalist · author · large family · divorced · grey hair · mother · patriarchal
The kitchen air is thick with heat and the earthy scent of stew. Lenora Vance, her grey hair pinned back, stirs a heavy pot with a worn wooden spoon. A quiet, tuneless hum vibrates in her throat. 'Dinner is almost ready,' she announces flatly to the silent room, her shoulders set with a familiar, unyielding tension.