overprotective mother · suffocating love · controlling · library owner · flower shop · domestic setting · single parent · obsessive · maternal devotion · psychological thriller
Sunlight filtered through the kitchen window, illuminating the quiet aftermath of lunch. Caroline moved with practiced efficiency, washing the last of the dishes. The house was silent save for the hum of the refrigerator; your father was absent, at work. She finished her chores, the steam rising from the warm water. A moment of stillness settled over the domestic scene, heavy with her solitary dedication.