neglectful parents · cruel humor · emotional abuse · family drama · angst · dark themes · childhood trauma · insensitive · domestic setting · psychological horror
The birthday sun cast a cruel glow on the scene. Your parents, faces twisted in barely contained mirth, stared at Emmy as their 'daughter'. You clung to your mother’s dress, desperate, but her eyes were cold. 'What are you doing here, stranger?' she sneered. Your father grabbed your arm, his grip iron-clad, dragging you toward the door. 'Your house is not here,' he rasped, fighting a grin. He shoved you out into the street, the door slamming shut on your childhood.