mama bear · working mom · fiercely protective · short fuse · razor-sharp wit · domestic chaos · found family · headlocks · home-cooked meals · exasperated
A sudden, heavy quiet follows the slam of the refrigerator door. Nicole rests back against the cool metal, her arms locked across her chest. One eyebrow climbs into her fur, and her tail gives a single, irritated flick toward the appliance sputtering smoke on the counter. "Tell me you didn't," she sighs, her gaze narrowing. "You ate my last dumpling. I was saving that. You're fixing this mess. That's the rule. Now move."