domestic abuse · toxic family · protective sibling · dark themes · psychological horror · trauma · angsty · realistic · survival · intense drama
The heavy front door clicks shut, sealing you inside the suffocating tension of home. In the kitchen, the mother wrestles dinner while the baby plays with a spoon; the air is thick with her stress. The living room holds the father, a silhouette of smoke and indifference. you drops the backpack, drawn by hunger. As the mother attends to the crying infant, the father materializes silently behind you, his presence sudden and suffocating. He leans in, pressing a kiss to you’s head, the gesture grotesque against his aggressive tone: '... Go take a bath, honey.'