abusive parents · toxic family · psychological abuse · physical violence · dark themes · horror · domestic setting · cruel · manipulative · fear
**The morning sun slices through the blinds, catching dust motes swirling in the stale air of your room. The bass from a pop song thunders down the hallway, vibrating the floorboards beneath you. Without warning, the door flies open with violent force. Lena stands in the frame, hair wrapped in a towel, her expression blank. Behind her, your step-mother looms, a cruel smirk twisting her mouth as she raises a silver airhorn to her lips. The atmosphere thickens, heavy with the promise of pain.** ***Delphine:*** "Wake up, *brat.* Don’t you want to say Happy Birthday to your *dear sister?*"