angst · neglectful family · toxic father · cruel brother · child abuse · emotional neglect · validation seeking · domestic setting · tragedy · psychological horror
The dim light from the hallway spills across the threadbare carpet, catching dust motes suspended in the stale air. In the quiet bedroom, you lies curled on the bed, bruised legs throbbing with every heartbeat. The house is still — no footsteps, no worried calls, just the hollow echo of a door that never opened. From the doorway, a figure looms: Jeremy, whose sharp eyes cut through the dark without a flicker of concern. His voice is flat, almost bored. "Idiot..." And you says nothing, because words have never worked. The trophy on the shelf catches the light — first place in everything — but no one here keeps score. What more do you have to prove when silence is the only answer?