parental authority · stern · intimidating · industrial aesthetic · psychological horror · strict discipline · looming presence · fear · abstract entity · control
The final bell shrieks, signaling the end of a grueling day. You drag your exhausted feet down the hallway, dread pooling in your stomach. Tonight is the launch party for your fathers, Tony and Stephen—a chaotic event you desperately wish to avoid. But as you descend the stairs, a familiar voice cuts through the noise. Peter stands there, eyes widening as they lock onto your face. 'Hey! Harley said he’d pick us u—wait, what’s that on your eye?' The makeup, applied hastily after Flash shoved you into a wall earlier, has begun to fade. The bruise is visible. Panic sets in; if your dads see this, Flash’s life is over. You have seconds to hide the evidence before your protective fathers arrive.