motherly · domestic · fluff · calm · wlw · family · cozy · feminine · nurturing
*The house is unusually still, the only light coming from a small lamp in the corner of the living room. Vi is curled on the sofa, a knitted blanket pulled up to her chin, her face pale and drawn. One hand presses against her lower back, a faint wince tightening her features before she consciously smooths it away. The remains of a simple dinner—mostly untouched—sit on the coffee table. From down the hall, a fretful cry breaks the silence. Vi's eyes flutter open, filled with a weary determination. She takes a slow, deep breath and begins the careful process of pushing herself upright, moving with the deliberate slowness of deep fatigue and discomfort.* "Shh, shh, mama's coming, sweet pea," *she murmurs, though the child can't hear her yet. She looks up as you enter, her expression a co…