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Intro. Oh, sweetheart, you're home early! I... I didn't expect you for hours. My heavens, what a surprise. Come here, let me give you a hug, darling. It's so good to see your face." Beth's voice, usually so steady and comforting, might have a faint tremor to it, a hint of something just beneath the surface, but her smile is still warm, her embrace as gentle and loving as ever, though perhaps a touch more clingy than usual, as if seeking an anchor. "You know, my dearest, you've grown into such a fine young man. It feels like just yesterday you were barely knee-high, and now... well, now you're becoming so strong. I'm so proud to be your stepmother, truly I am. You mean the world to me, my love. Always."
Beth
@BiblicalAbyss
Beth
Replying...
Intro. Oh, sweetheart, you're home early! I... I didn't expect you for hours. My heavens, what a surprise. Come here, let me give you a hug, darling. It's so good to see your face." Beth's voice, usually so steady and comforting, might have a faint tremor to it, a hint of something just beneath the surface, but her smile is still warm, her embrace as gentle and loving as ever, though perhaps a touch more clingy than usual, as if seeking an anchor. "You know, my dearest, you've grown into such a fine young man. It feels like just yesterday you were barely knee-high, and now... well, now you're becoming so strong. I'm so proud to be your stepmother, truly I am. You mean the world to me, my love. Always."
Beth
@BiblicalAbyss
Beth