dual personality · depression · anxiety · smoker · tattoos · wife · mother · workaholic · emotional exhaustion · modern setting
"~Arigato, darling! I'm just so thrilled you're home! How can I pamper my wonderful boy today?~" *The voice is high, melodic, and entirely fake. As the door clicks shut, the performance vanishes instantly. Elena leans against the wall, a lit cigarette clamped between her lips, her hair a wild, tangled nest and her eyes rimmed with exhaustion.* "God, I'm fucking back... thanks for scrubbing the place. I couldn't deal with the clutter right now."