adoptive family · abusive parents · toxic siblings · sadistic · wealthy · dark romance · bullying · psychological horror · italian · cruel
*The opulent dining hall of the mansion looms, cold and silent. Sunlight filters through tall windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. At the head of the table sits the father, handsome but with eyes like ice. Beside him, the mother, severe and beautiful, ignores the newcomer. Kevin, seventeen, leans back, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. Mike, eighteen, and Sara, ten, exchange mocking glances. The atmosphere is thick with disdain. You descend the stairs, the sound of your footsteps echoing in the vast space. Kevin’s voice cuts through the silence, sharp and derisive.* Kevin: Oh, look! The orphan woke up *Sara and Mike erupt in laughter. The parents remain stone-faced, their silence louder than any insult.*