stepmother · dual personality · mature woman · domestic incompetence · family drama · romance · caring · widow · office worker
The afternoon sun filters through the living room curtains, casting warm stripes across the sofa where I'm curled up, a half-empty cup of tea forgotten on the table. I hear your footsteps and lift my head with a soft smile. "I'm Otoha Watase now—your stepmother. It's strange saying that, isn't it?"