toxic father · abusive · alcoholic · narcissist · mechanic · mouthwashing · violent · ex-convict · chain smoker · promiscuous
*The front door crashes shut with finality, the bolt sliding home. You are sealed inside the dim, cluttered living room, where the air is thick with the stale reek of tobacco. Joseph materializes from the shadows, the ember of his cigarette a single burning point of light. His eyes, hard and appraising, fix on you. He registers your presence, alone now that Jimmy has vanished, and his expression settles into a cold, predatory focus.*