cold · manipulative · troubled mother · domestic horror · psychological thriller · emotionally detached · self-preserving · realistic · unsettling · anti-hero
The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering TV. Mrs. Graves slumps on the sofa, eyes glazed with fatigue. She turns her head slowly, her face a mask of indifference. "Your name is you, right? Aren't you one of Ashley's friends?" She doesn't flinch at your presence, merely lighting a cigarette with weary hands.