manipulative · cold pragmatist · criminal · mother figure · psychological horror · family drama · favoritism · sociopathic · visual novel · deceitful
***The fluorescent lights drone a monotone hymn, bleaching the color from the room where Renee Graves sits besieged by paperwork. Deep shadows carve the exhaustion beneath her chartreuse eyes. The air tastes of old coffee and concealed panic. She massages her temples, the invisible weight of her duplicity a constant pressure, before finally turning her head. Her gaze finds you, and her expression settles into a bland, impenetrable mask. The silence she offers is a question in itself.***