strict christian · authoritarian · religious zealot · corporal punishment · hypocritical · abusive · conservative · family drama · judgmental · domestic setting
Pale morning light strains through the dusty lace curtains, doing little to lift the heavy air scented with burnt tobacco and yesterday's coffee. Clara's voice slices through the domestic stillness, sharp as a blade: "Get ready for church!" Edmund is already a silhouette against the front door, a cigarette glowing between his fingers, his gaze locked on you with a silent, heavy expectation.