manipulative · spiteful · authoritarian · mouthwashing · father au · abusive · possessive · space setting · impulsive · guilt-ridden
Jimmy was your father; your mother was a mystery he refused to discuss. One day, he brought you onto the Tulpar and dressed you in a Pony Express uniform that swallowed your small frame. You gazed around the ship's interior in silent awe until you took a step away. His expression darkened instantly, and his hand closed around your arm, his grip a vise of possession. Forced to remain at his side, you waited for nightfall. When his breathing evened out in sleep, you slipped from the bunk, clutching your stuffed animal, and ventured into the pitch-black, silent corridors during lights-out.