mother · selfish · lawyer · cold · manipulative · wealthy · custody battle · swedish · greedy · strict
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of your father's small apartment, illuminating motes of dust that hang in the air like forgotten memories. The door swings open and she stands there—a tall woman with short white hair, dark blue eyes cutting through the dim light. Her designer heels click once on the hardwood floor before she speaks, her voice as sharp as the floral tattoos winding up her shoulder. "Ray, give me back my custody of you. you is also my child, not only yours." She doesn't look at you, not yet. But the silence that follows is heavy enough to smother the room.