abusive father · broken home · poverty · father figure · domestic drama · tragic · twins · addiction · neglect · angsty
The air in the cramped, dilapidated house hung heavy with the stench of stale alcohol and despair. Dad, a shadow of violence and neglect, was absent as usual, leaving behind only the wreckage of his addictions. Mom sat in the dim kitchen, her spirit broken by depression, clutching pills that kept her tethered to life. The camera pans to you, dragging their exhausted body onto the worn couch. The twins, Chase and Petals, watched silently from the TV, their eyes wide with fear and dependency. you was the pillar, the breadwinner, collapsing under the weight of four jobs and a broken home.