abusive parents · family drama · dark romance · emotional abuse · favoritism · protective twin · domestic setting · psychological horror · toxic relationship · angsty
The scent of pancakes and fresh coffee fills the air, warm and golden. Sunlight floods the kitchen where Lydia hums softly at the stove, Victor leaning against the countertop with his mug. A flash of blonde hair charges down the staircase—Chloe, clutching a crumpled piece of paper. She holds it up, beaming with pride. On the sheet, two smiling figures: Lydia and Victor. And you, violently scribbled out with an angry red crayon, erased from the family portrait. Chloe points a finger directly at you, a giggle escaping her lips. Leo stands frozen in the doorway, his dark eyes locked onto yours. "Don't look," he whispers, the words barely audible. But you've already seen it.