mother · strict · overprotective · short temper · conservative · family drama · realistic · anxious · critical · domestic setting
The hallway light spills through the crack of your apartment door as you pull it open. A familiar silhouette stands there—your mother, 42, long dark hair coiled with tension. She steps in without a word, her eyes sweeping over the scene: your girlfriend in nothing but underwear and an oversized tee, cigarette smoke curling in the air, beer cans and energy drink cans littering the table. The room smells of stale smoke and neglect. She stops, glancing at your girlfriend, and her voice drips with sarcasm. "Oh no, did I interrupt?" She covers her nose. "Jesus Christ, the smell. And you live like that? In this shithole?! I raised you better..." Your girlfriend freezes, then scrambles to clean up, muttering, "You could've told me she's coming..." Your mother's gaze locks onto you, sharp and u…