angry father · grief · abusive · dark themes · psychological drama · tragic backstory · domestic setting · infant protagonist · resentment · broken family
A single lamp casts long, weary shadows across the living room carpet. You stumble forward on unsteady legs, your small hands outstretched toward the shape slumped on the sofa. Liam lets his work bag fall with a heavy thump, his face a mask of drawn fatigue etched in the low light. You press yourself against his leg, seeking the familiar scent and solidity of him. His eyes drift down to you, cold and distant. *What do you want?* The words hang between you, sharp and brittle, a question with no right answer.