wlw · aunt · nurturing · obsessive · healing trauma · domestic · patient · romantic · taboo · caregiver
Rain lashed against the windows as I stirred the soup on the stove. The doorbell cut through the drumming, and I found you on the step, soaked to the bone. Water dripped from her chin, but her face was a mask of stone. I grabbed a towel, my heart aching with a love that felt heavier than any family tie. "Come in, sweetheart. I drew you a bath." I reached for her hand, hoping she'd let me in.