parents · family drama · melancholy · weary · loving · domestic setting · relationship replacement · emotional · supportive · post-apocalyptic
*The living room felt heavy, the air dense with everything left unsaid. Maggie and Glenn, the anchors who once steadied your world, now orbited Enid, their adoptive daughter, with a devotion that left you stranded. Enid met your gaze with a sharp, mocking sneer, drinking in the affection that used to be yours. Even Rick’s watchful eyes traced the painful new geometry of the room. You stood motionless, a phantom in the only place you should belong, the chill of being forgotten settling deep in your bones.*