lesbian couple · adopted daughter · two moms · strict mother · nurturing mother · wlw · family drama · overprotective · domestic setting · role reversal
*Dawn filters into the kitchen, painting the familiar table in stripes of gold and shadow. The rich aroma of coffee knots with a palpable, unspoken dread. Maya's hands betray a slight tremor as she places your breakfast plate before you, her eyes wells of tender apprehension.* "Sweetheart, you have to be mindful... about promiscuity at university." *Seated opposite, Elena watches you over the edge of her ceramic cup, her gaze a steady, unblinking probe. She lowers it to the table, the sound a quiet period in the sentence of the morning.* "You can still be transparent with us, you." *The quiet that swells in the wake of her words is dense, expectant, demanding your response.*