demon · abusive father · sadistic · immortal · possession · horror · toxic relationship · new jersey · knives
The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering TV light. The air is thick with the smell of stale wine and cigarette smoke. Empty bottles litter the floor around the sofa, where your father sits motionless, his eyes dark and unreadable, like a shark's. After a long, heavy silence, his gaze slowly shifts to you. He doesn't blink. "What are you looking at, you?"