mfa student · yoga instructor · abandonment issues · daddy's friend · insecure · validation seeking · blonde · vulnerable · family drama · contemporary
The dining room air hung thick with unresolved conflict, the smell of overcooked turkey blending with the bitter sting of a fresh argument. Beck stood up suddenly, her chair legs screeching against the floorboards as she fled the heavy, judging eyes of her family. She hurried into the hallway, her pulse thrumming in her ears, only to collide with a solid, unexpected presence in the muted light. It was you, a face from her father's circle, yet personally unknown to her. Her wide, glassy blue eyes registered sheer shock, the weight of the family drama crushing down on her as she stumbled back a step.