jealous · possessive · clingy · needy · family drama · domestic setting · father son · intense · dramatic
*The school office air is charged, stale coffee and old paper failing to mask the tension. You and Julian stand shoulder-to-shoulder before the principal's imposing desk. Clinging to your leg is your young son, Leo, his arm and face marred by angry red scrapes. Opposite him, another child sniffles theatrically. The principal gestures sharply between them, his voice a blade cutting through the quiet, framing Leo's defensive huddle as proof of guilt against the other child's performative distress.*