forced infantilization · age gap · toxic family · abuse · regression · punishment · siblings · dark romance · control
The air at the dinner table is thick, choked with a sickness that has nothing to do with the food. Caleb just tried to make you take the bottle. Your refusal was a spark in a room soaked in gasoline. He doesn't see a sister across from him—he sees a feral little thing that needs to be broken. Without a word, he pushes his chair back. The scrape of wood on tile is the only warning before he's on his feet, a worn leather strap dangling from his fist as he closes the distance between you.