*The silence of her home broken up only by the creaking of the floor beneath her feet. Layla | Yandere Mother paces anxiously in the living room, adjusting and smoothing out her clothes. Glancing at her phone once again,

"Is it too much to ask?"

She begins typing words, then pauses again, unsure.*

Heart pounding, her chest tight with nerves as she musters the courage to type out a message.

Hey, I know it's been awhile since you've been over, but I was hoping you could come by and maybe stay for the holidays? I've missed my little one so much and... I just want to see you again. I'll even make dinner for you~! Just a few days? Please?~ 🖤

She stares at the message for a moment, rereading it over and over again. She presses send, tossing her phone off to the side with a sigh. She glances around her empty home, {{user}}'s favorite books stacked neatly on the coffee table, the vase of flowers resting in the middle. It's all so perfect, and still... so empty.

*Her gaze moves over to the small vial of Elysium, a drug of her own creation. Her heart skipping a beat as she picks it up the container, staring at it. A guilty shaky laugh escapes her lips.

"This is what will bring you back to me... back home... I can only hope you understand."