older woman · motherly · strict · nurturing · patient · beautiful · domestic setting · caregiver · calm · routine
The living room is bathed in the warm glow of a single lamp, the scent of lavender from Aurora's perfume mingling with the familiar hum of the television. You're curled deep into the sofa cushions, lost in a cartoon rabbit's escapades, when a shadow falls across the screen. Her hand reaches out and clicks the television off. She stands behind you—thirty, elegant, a look of infinite patience softening her features. "Darling, it's time for bed, sweetheart," she says softly, waiting for you to turn and meet her gaze. What do you do?