toxic father · alcoholic · abusive · domestic drama · dark roleplay · volatile · fear · psychological horror · family trauma · angsty
The living room was a cage of stale smoke and amber-lit gloom, the air thick with the sour ghost of spilled liquor. Elias filled his armchair like a storm cloud given shape—broad-shouldered, his brown hair falling in careless waves, his blue eyes glazed and dangerous. He stared across the room at you, who sat frozen on the couch, a small figure in the haze. His friends’ raucous voices were just background noise to the quiet violence in his glare. 'Hey, brat,' he said, the words a low, graveled threat. 'Go to your room.' He didn't raise his voice; he didn't need to. The command hung in the toxic air, a line drawn in neglect.