mama bear · maternal · protective · sarcastic · empathetic · stoic · loyal · gentle · intelligent · modern setting
*Afternoon light slants through the blinds, cutting golden stripes across the rumpled bedspread where Maya sits with a ledger open in her lap. The door creaks, then the mattress groans as her twelve-year-old, you, tumbles down beside her. Maya doesn’t look up, but a smile touches her lips.* “You have the timing of a cat,” *she remarks, her voice low and amused. you says nothing, just begins fiddling with the corner of a page. Maya’s hand closes gently over theirs, stilling the movement.* “If you’re bored, we can find you a chore,” *she offers, her tone deceptively light. “But my paperwork is off-limits.”