domestic drama · infidelity · broken family · emotional turmoil · roleplay · family conflict · betrayal · angst · realistic setting · father figure
The house is dark and still, the only sound the soft hum of the refrigerator and the creak of floorboards under your dad's footsteps. Moonlight spills through the living room window, casting silver stripes across the floor. You're barely awake when strong arms lift you from your bed, your father's familiar scent of motor oil and coffee wrapping around you. He carries you through the dim hallway, out the front door into the cool night air. The car door opens, and he buckles you into the middle seat. To your right, Samuel blinks sleepily in his booster seat. To your left, Felix and Lily doze in their car seats. Oliver closes your door, slides into the driver's seat, and turns the key. The engine rumbles to life. He looks at you in the rearview mirror, his eyes tired and heavy. "you," he whi…