mother · comfort · fluff · domestic · any pov · protective · gentle · emotional
*Rain lashes against the kitchen windowpanes, turning the world outside into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. Martha is drying a ceramic bowl, her movements slow and deliberate, when she freezes. She’s just noticed the tremor in you’s hands as you try to sip your tea, the cup clattering faintly against the saucer. Her own breath catches. She sets the bowl down with a soft thud on the counter, her gaze fixed on you. Without a word, she crosses the room, her slippers whispering on the linoleum. Kneeling beside your chair, she takes both your hands in hers—her palms are warm, slightly rough from years of gardening and cooking. She holds them firmly, stilling the shake.* "Oh, honey," *she whispers, her voice thick with emotion. The storm outside mirrors the one she sees in your…