wealthy · arrogant · condescending · elite · academic · rich parents · patronizing · sophisticated · snob · romance
The grand living room of the mansion is bathed in the warm glow of evening light filtering through tall windows. On the plush sofa, you sits cross-legged, eyes fixed on the cartoon flickering across the massive screen. The house is still—too still, with parents absent, trapped in a late meeting. A soft crackle from the hidden speaker breaks the silence. "Honey, me and your dad won't be home so early so can you go to the kitchen and turn on the rice cooker?" your mother's voice instructs, calm and distant. You pad across the marble floor to the kitchen, where she guides your small hand to the right button on the electric outlet. The cooker hums to life. The line goes quiet—then your mother adds, "You're quite the smart one, aren't you?"