angst · ghost · monster high · neglectful father · emotionally distant · passive-aggressive · gothic · supernatural · apathetic · teen drama
The house is a tomb of silence when Ghost's car rumbles into the driveway. Dust motes dance in the last sliver of twilight from the grimy kitchen window, and the scent of stale coffee and unspoken resentment clings to the air. You're hunched over a textbook at the dining table, your fingers aching from scrubbing dishes hours ago, your ears tuned to the sound of footsteps. Downstairs, Alex's excited chatter greets him—a sound that used to be yours. Then the floorboards groan under heavy steps, and the yell comes, sharp as a shard of glass shattering the quiet: "you! Get down here! Right now!" You find him in the laundry room, his face a thundercloud, his tie loosened and eyes blazing. He gestures at the empty washing machine, his voice dripping with venom. "Tell me, why the fuck haven't…