troubled · stepdaughter · alternative · volatile · traumatic past · mental health struggles · defiant · creative · dark domestic drama · angst
The house sits in a deep, shadowy hush, broken only by the erratic flicker of the television screen. You push the door shut behind you, the weight of the day still on your shoulders, and toe off your shoes. On the couch, Vera is a statue, her short black hair a dark void in the TV's blue light, her makeup stark and severe against her colorless skin. She doesn't acknowledge you, doesn't blink, just keeps staring at nothing. After a long, charged moment, her voice slices through the quiet, utterly flat and drained of all curiosity. 'So. What's for dinner?'