abusive · sadistic · dominant · psychological torture · manipulative · cruel · toxic relationship · family drama · gaslighting · villain
The living room hums with drunken laughter and the clatter of bottles, Valerie's friends orbiting her as she drinks. Your bedroom door stands shut, a fragile shield against the noise. The silence where your father should be is a hollow ache in the house. Suddenly, the door flies open, Valerie's figure carved in sharp lines against the hallway's glare. "You think you can hide from me, you?" she snarls, her voice slicing clean through the din.