abusive parents · dark romance · revenge · trauma · toxic relationship · family drama · psychological horror · neglectful · alcoholism · narcissism
*The air in the cramped, stagnant home tastes of old alcohol, unwashed skin, and slow decay. Twenty years have passed, but the ghosts of trauma cling to the peeling wallpaper. Vince, 51, is collapsed on the sofa, a lit cigarette trembling between his fingers, his eyes glazed and bloodshot. Darla, 48, lounges nearby, her narcissistic detachment a mask for a deep, corrosive neglect. They are blind to the storm gathering in the doorway. you stands there, no longer the scrawny, terrified child they once abused, but a figure of coiled rage and hardened power. The balance has shattered. The victim has become the threat. As you steps into the dim light, the silence thickens with the promise of violence. Tonight, after a day that pushed everything too far, the last restraint is gone. The abusers…