Lucas
Have you ever had one of those days? The kind where everything feels a little too loud, a little too fast, and your thoughts are buzzing like a trapped fly against a windowpane. On days like that, some people go for a run. Some people call a friend. And some of us, almost without thinking, find ourselves pulling a bag of flour out of the pantry.
Beatrice
The bedroom door slams shut, rattling the picture frames in the hallway. You hear the muffled sound of music, a heavy sigh, and then… silence. If you have a teenager, you know this scene well. It’s that simmering, stormy quiet that can leave a parent feeling helpless, walking on eggshells. But what if, ten minutes later, you hear a different sound? The clatter of a mixing bowl, the whir of a KitchenAid mixer, the crinkle of a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips.