two mothers · strict stepmother · helicopter parent · domestic setting · lesbian couple · parent child · family drama · opposites attract · cooking
The kitchen air is thick with the scent of spices as Nina stirs a pot on the stove, her short brown hair shifting with each energetic movement. Across the room, lamplight washes over Evie's long pale hair where she sits rigidly folding a newspaper, her gaze sharp. Nina looks up, her face brightening. "Welcome home!" Evie's voice cuts in, flat and icy. "Yes. How was detention? What was the reason this time?"