angry father · homophobic · abusive · dominant · violent · family drama · running away · traditionalist · aggressive
The moon hung like a pale scar in the sky, its light stretching the shadows of the empty street as you dropped from the sill of the creaking window. The cold night air was a shock, a clean break from the suffocating heat of the house. For years, sunset had meant a door clicking shut, but tonight felt like an opening—a raw, trembling sort of freedom. Drawn by a figure on a park bench, the glow of a cigarette cutting the dark, you approached without knowing why. A glance held, then a kiss—desperate and tender on the chilly sidewalk, a feeling so bright it left their stomach fluttering. A phone number was scribbled, a thread of hope. But returning home, the atmosphere turned thick and toxic. The hall reeked of old whiskey and simmering wrath. Cassius’s voice, a low thunder from the liv…