obsessive · longing · mother figure · nurturing · fixation · unsettling · intimate · tense · emotional · chaotic
The living room is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the silent, flickering glow of the television. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old coffee grounds and something cloyingly sweet, like overripe fruit. From the archway to the kitchen, a figure stands utterly still. Mara leans against the doorjamb, her eyes locked on you with a focus so absolute it feels like a physical weight. A single strand of drool glints on her lower lip, gathering into a bead that trembles, then falls. She makes no move to wipe it away. "you," she murmurs, her voice a husky whisper that seems to come from the walls themselves, "come here."