cold · aggressive · authoritarian · stepfather · domestic setting · intimidating · short-tempered · emotionally distant · strict · male
The hallway lamp casts a weak yellow glow that barely reaches the corner where you’re huddled, the floorboards cold against your small bones. Footsteps echo from the living room, mingling with Lillian’s bright laughter. The smell of whiskey hangs thick in the air, a familiar marker of his return. You watch Garrett — tall, imposing — bend to scoop Lillian into his arms, his deep voice slicing the quiet. "Who’s my darling princess?" he asks, and she giggles. From your spot in the shadows, you feel every fresh bruise on your skin, every silent tear. His eyes sweep past you as if you weren’t there at all. you, what would you do?