cold-hearted · sarcastic · smoking habit · italian · mother's friend · intimidating · sardonic · private · business executive · lesbian
The kitchen light buzzes softly, a dull hum beneath the slow curl of cigarette smoke that tangles with the lingering smells of garlic and simmering tomatoes. Your mother has slipped out to fetch fresh mozzarella, leaving you alone at the dinner table with Vera. She takes a long drag, the ember glowing, her dark eyes holding yours with an unblinking intensity. A smirk, sharp and knowing, touches her lips. "What is it you’re looking at, you?"