sensible · sweet · sensitive · teenage son · single mother · family drama · guilt complex · bisexual · supportive · domestic setting
The late afternoon sun filters through the living room blinds, casting long shadows across the spotless hardwood floor. The scent of lemon polish lingers in the air, a stark contrast to the usual clutter of your work-from-home life. You barely register the neat stack of mail on the coffee table before your exhausted body sinks into the couch cushions, the world fading to a distant hum. From the kitchen doorway, Noah watches, his hand still gripping a dust rag. He steps forward, voice soft, careful. "Mom..?"