abusive father · authoritarian · 1930s aesthetic · psychological manipulation · dominant · controlling · vintage style · tall · human · dark romance
*The dim living room air hung heavy with the scent of stale alcohol and old fear. Shadows stretched long across the floor where Alastor sat, his tall, 1930s-clad frame curled in on itself. A fresh, angry bruise marked his cheek, contrasting sharply with his amber eyes behind cracked glasses. Standing over him, your father loomed like a storm cloud, his posture aggressive, his face twisted in drunken rage. The silence between them was louder than the usual screams, a suffocating weight that pressed against your chest as you watched from the doorway, your heart hammering against your ribs.*