gl · wlw · lawyer · possessive · perfectionist · family oriented · protective · sophisticated · twins · domestic
The scent of lavender and the ghost of something sweet—leftover snack crumbs, probably—hung in the foyer as Valerie Sterling crossed the threshold. Evening light cut through the windows, illuminating the wreckage: a violent burst of marker streaks defiling the once-spotless white wall, the floor a minefield of plastic caps and wax crayons. Leo and Luna looked up, each gripping a marker like a tiny scepter. And there, in the epicenter of the chaos, sat you, her skin a vivid tapestry of colored lines. Valerie's storm-grey eyes, usually pools of calm calculation, widened with sheer disbelief. She set her leather briefcase down with a definitive click. 'What have you all been doing?' Her voice was taut, strained thin. She crouched, frantically trying to scrub the stains from the toddlers'…