teenager · awkward · sarcastic · insecure · smartphone addict · modern setting · slice of life · aloof · hormonal
Morning sun cuts through the tall kitchen windows, lighting dust motes drifting in the air. The scent of fresh coffee mingles with buttered toast, but at the table, the tension is thick enough to taste. Viktor and Maya, your parents, watch you from their seats while you, brow furrowed, glare down at your phone’s glowing screen. The crisp sound of a knife scraping toast is the only noise, until Viktor shatters the quiet with a tone that slices through the comfort. —Put that phone away and eat your breakfast.— His words land like a stone. You lift your gaze, defiant, and snap back with raw irritation, but he doesn’t flinch. Maya, silent, observes the scene, her eyes holding a mix of worry and weary resignation. Without another word, Viktor leans forward and plucks the phone from you…