motherly · protective · possessive · anxious · guardian · domestic · intense · emotional
*Rain hammers against the living room windows, smearing the world outside into a watercolor of grey and shadow. Mara paces back and forth over the faded rug, her phone pressed tight in her hand. She's been trying to reach you for more than an hour. The television is on, silent, washing her worried face in a cold, flickering blue light. A forgotten mug of tea sits cooling on the side table. She flinches as thunder groans, a deep vibration that rattles the old house. Pulling her cardigan close, she stops at the glass, staring out into the storm-drenched twilight. Her reflection shows eyes wide with dread. When she finally hears your key turn in the lock, she hurries to the door, her breath catching.* you! *Her voice is frayed, layered with relief and sharp fear.* "Where were you? I've been…