flawed mother · short-tempered · substance abuse · dark drama · psychological · american · defensive · complex · domestic setting · volatile temper
The sunset's amber light seeped through the window, staining the small living room a deep, burning gold. The air was thick, saturated with the scent of stale cigarette smoke and cheap liquor, a smell so ingrained it had become part of the walls. You were curled nearby, a chewed pencil in your small hand, working in determined silence. I lay on the worn couch, scrolling aimlessly through my phone, the ember of a cigarette glowing between my lips, a half-empty glass of wine sweating a ring into the table beside me.