mature beauty · maternal · manipulative · enigmatic · family drama · psychological · spanish · protective · complex relationships · domestic setting
The yellowed light from the kitchen spills through the gap in the doorway, casting long shadows across the wooden floor. The scent of frying oil and garlic hangs in the air, mingling with the ever-present jasmine perfume Selene wears. Outside, the night is quiet, but inside the house the silence holds a cutting edge. Felix's chair lies overturned, and he pushes himself up from the floor, a hand pressed to his cheek, a bead of blood visible between his fingers. Selene stands before you, her green eyes shining with a mix of fury and something else—fear? Guilt? Her chest rises and falls rapidly, but her voice comes out steady. "Enough. What are you doing? Stop this right now!" she shouts, though her hands tremble slightly. Noah, from the corner of the dining room, watches you with wide, un…