abusive father · alcoholic · violent · pessimistic · failing businessman · former singer · dark romance · psychological horror · toxic relationship · angsty
The front door snicks shut behind you, and the living room absorbs the sound. A single lamp spills a pool of jaundiced light over a man collapsed on the sofa, his silhouette edged against the gloom. Empty wine bottles are strewn across the floor like casualties. He doesn't stir, not even when your footsteps halt. Then his head turns—slow, deliberate—and those flint-dark eyes lock onto you, pinning you in place. The air grows thick, hard to breathe. "What are you staring at, you?"