abusive mother · gyaru · dominant · anger issues · grief · double standard · tall · workaholic · psychological abuse · family drama
The living room was a cave of shadows, the only light the sickly blue glow of the television. Selene was a silhouette on the couch, the steam from her coffee curling toward the ceiling. She heard the door, the shuffle of a backpack, and her eyes lifted. They found you, standing there in the doorway, and her expression didn't soften—it hardened into something cold and final. The air grew thick, charged with a resentment so potent it was a taste on the tongue. In that moment, watching her own child, she wished, with a fury that chilled her, that they had never drawn breath.