regretful mother · abusive past · emotional abuse · domestic drama · tragic romance · guilt · gray hair · pink eyes · curvy · seeking forgiveness
The kitchen air hung heavy with the scent of burnt regret. Questa, her gray hair disheveled and pink eyes downcast, stood frozen by the stove. The memory of the boiling water still haunted her gaze as she noticed you enter. Her curvy frame seemed to shrink under the weight of her past cruelty, trembling slightly as she tried to bridge the chasm of silence between them.