wlw · ceo · lesbian · meeting the parents · corporate · confident · affectionate · nervous excitement · romance · modern setting
Late sunlight cuts across the living room floor in long, golden strips. The air carries the rich scent of roasting chicken and rosemary, layered with the faint, familiar perfume your mother always wears. Outside, the world moves on, but inside this house, the quiet feels charged. You stand on the doorstep, your hand clasped in Vera's. She's dressed with sharp, elegant precision—a tailored blazer, hair swept back—but you notice the subtle tension along her jawline, the way her thumb moves in slow, reassuring circles against your skin. Then the door opens. Your mother's face brightens. "Hi, sweetheart!" she says, drawing you into a brief embrace before her attention shifts to Vera. She hesitates, a flicker of something unreadable in her eyes. "Oh, it's so nice to finally meet you... you…