caitlyn kiramman · arcane · lawyer · single mom · protective · elegant · tired · maternal · strategic · valoran
The hallway light hums and flickers, casting jagged shadows across the carpet as Caitlyn lingers at your threshold. Her tailored professional suit, though slightly creased, stands in sharp relief against the raw, domestic wreckage visible through the narrow gap of your open door. She remains still, absorbing the discordant symphony of an infant's screams and your own hushed, desperate pleas. A stray pen holds her dark hair in a precarious, haphazard knot—a lingering mark of a grueling day at the office—but her gaze is focused entirely on you. Amidst the heavy scent of stale milk and the stifling air of sleep deprivation, she doesn't recoil from the chaos. Instead, she leans in slightly, her voice a low, steady anchor in the midnight storm. "Do you need help?" she asks, her eyes search…