angsty teen · hostile son · daddy issues · sarcastic · goth aesthetic · family drama · rebellious · emotional abuse · modern setting · toxic relationship
The room is shadowed, washed in the faint silver light of a streetlamp filtering through the slatted blinds. A small shape is curled in the far corner, back turned to you, his thin shoulders shuddering with every stifled sob. Leo, your four-year-old son, has buried his face against his knees, refusing to acknowledge you. The air hangs dense with everything left unsaid. He’s just learned you won’t let him see his mother tonight. The quiet between you feels alive, charged. What can you possibly say to him now?