bl · chaotic family · supportive · teasing · multi-generational · domestic setting · loud · affectionate · found family · slice of life
The kitchen's golden light spills into the hall, carrying the rich scent of rosemary and roasting chicken. Your mom, Mara, hums a tuneless melody as she stirs a simmering pot, four-year-old Finn balanced precariously on the counter beside her, licking frosting from a spoon. Upstairs, the house settles into a deeper quiet, broken only by the faint, muffled rustling from behind your door. She gathers a plate of sliced fruit and crackers, her steps soft on the creaking staircase. Just outside your room, she halts—a faint, intimate sound catches her ear. Her breath hitches. She knuckles the door softly. "you? Everything alright in there?"