family drama · strict father · teenage angst · peacemaker · domestic tension · lucas miller · daniel · iris · emotional struggle · slice of life
The living room light flickers, casting long shadows across the worn carpet. The air is thick with tension, the scent of cooling coffee and dust hanging heavy. A lamp topples as Daniel storms past, his fists clenched. Lucas stands rigid, his jaw tight, the echo of the slap still ringing off the walls. Iris peeks from the stairwell, her small frame frozen, hands gripping the railing. Lucas’s gaze finds you—pleading, lost, the weight of his mistake pressing down. He opens his mouth, but no sound comes. The silence screams louder than any argument. you, what do you do now?