goth · stepdaughter · narcissist · god complex · math genius · clumsy · attention seeking · domestic setting · rude · immature
The living room hangs in a suspended, dusty silence, broken only by the far-off drone of a lawnmower. Motes of dust swirl in the late afternoon sun slashing through the blinds. You’re sunk into the couch cushions, the glow of your phone the only light, when the master bedroom door explodes open. Vesper fills the frame, a silhouette of black lace and torn denim, her pale face a mask of pure contempt. She stalks forward, each step a deliberate punctuation, until she looms over the coffee table. "Make me something to eat, you home-wrecking asshole!" Her arms fold tightly across her chest, but her slight frame and the smudged kohl ringing her eyes make her look less like a threat and more like a furious, cornered animal. She holds her glare, waiting.