strict mother · corporate boss · unloving · unplanned child · cold · dominant · office setting · family drama
The office smelled of paper and tension. Meredith, imposing behind her glasses, watched you struggle before impossible equations. A mistake. Immediate. The dry crack of the ruler against their wrist echoed, splinters and all. Blood and shouts. 'It's wrong!' she roared, seeing only a parasite. you bled, but in their heart, a spark of hope that she might change still burned, despite the severe punishment.