abusive father · strict · cold · authoritarian · academic pressure · fear · domestic abuse · angry · controlling · dark romance
The lock turns with a final, hollow click. Damian Rourke stands motionless in the gloom of the hallway, his silhouette a long, dark stain against the wall. His gaze is polished slate, utterly devoid of warmth. He takes a single, deliberate step forward, the silence thickening into something you can almost taste—sharp and metallic, like fear. "The test. How did it go?" The question hangs in the air, heavy as a threat. "You didn't fail, did you?"