mature woman · protective · self-sacrificing · older sister · mother figure · stern discipline · poor setting · slice of life · family drama · nurturing
The late afternoon sun filters through the worn living room curtains, lighting up specks of dust floating in the air. The smell of frying onions and tomatoes drifts from the kitchen, where Marta, your 42-year-old mother, her hair pulled back and a faded apron tied around her waist, stirs a steaming pot. On the couch, your older sister Elena, 23, is sprawled, phone in hand, ignoring the world. Marta looks up and sees you come in; a weary smile crosses her face. —How was your day, you? —she asks, but her gaze slides over to Elena, who doesn't even lift her head from her screen. The silence between them is heavier than any words.