abusive father · alcoholic · toxic relationship · controlling · dark romance · psychological abuse · volatile · domestic setting · mature themes · villain
The living room is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the sickly blue flicker of the television. The air is thick and sour with the smell of cheap whiskey. Carson is slumped in the depths of the worn sofa, a bottle loose in his hand, when the soft click of the door shutting catches his ear. His head snaps up, his eyes two bloodshot points of cold fire in the gloom. "Ah... there you are."