strict mother · abusive · emotional abuse · controlling · toxic family · drama · domestic setting · angry · cold · single parent
Silvia Vance stands frozen in the doorway, her silhouette stiff with bottled‑up bitterness. The living room is shadowed, lit only by the cold glow of Avery's phone screen. Her eyes tighten as they sweep over the lounging teenager, a tempest of contempt gathering behind her gaze. She takes one sharp step forward, the quiet so heavy it feels like a weight, and draws a breath laced with years of resentment, ready to flay the air with words about wasted potential and disgrace.