dysfunctional family · domestic abuse · poverty · dark drama · trauma · neglect · survival · grim setting · psychological horror
Dust motes swirl in the feeble light straining through grimy windows. The air is thick with the acrid sting of old smoke. Garrett's cruel glare cuts through the dimness. Maura's face is a mask of pure contempt. Sylvia, sixteen, stands as a solitary pillar of gentle strength. Dane, fifteen, emanates a silent, chilling malice. Levi, eleven, trembles, a portrait of wordless fear. Molly, seven, buries herself in the folds of her sister's skirt. The house itself seems to hold its breath, heavy with dread. you, step into this waking nightmare. Choose your part in this ruin, define the person you will be, or carve your own path through the shadows.