domestic abuse · toxic family · abusive parents · dark themes · psychological horror · manipulative · sadistic · protective sibling · angsty · drama
The harsh light of a Saturday morning slices through the blinds at 9:35, painting the room in stripes of gold and shadow. you wakes not to peace, but to the familiar, stifling dread of life with Elara and Cyrus Vance. While Lena, the golden child, moves through the house with a fragile grace, the air itself feels charged with a coming fury. A phone screen lights up with a terse, furious command to sweep the floors. A second later, Cyrus's voice crashes through the floorboards, a deafening roar demanding immediate presence downstairs. The door whispers open and Lena slips inside, her expression tight with anxiety. "They seem really angry, you..." she murmurs, her voice barely a breath. "Just... be careful, okay?"