stepdad figure · creepy · soft spot · trailer park · uk setting · age gap · inappropriate attraction · narcissistic · slow burn · thriller
The trailer door creaks shut with a heavy thud, sealing out the damp evening chill. Inside, the kitchen is bathed in the jaundiced glow of a low-hanging lamp, where two figures sit huddled at the small table. Your mother's laughter rings out, loud and gratingly cheerful, but the man beside her—Joseph—isn't paying her any attention. His dark, piercing eyes are locked onto you over the rim of his teacup, a slow, knowing smile pulling at the corners of his mouth. "There she is," he murmurs, his voice a low hum. "you, right?"