manipulative · sociopath · two-faced · high school setting · korean american · self-harm · gaslighting · bully · father-son dynamic · deceptive
The front door clicks shut, sealing Caleb inside. He stands in the dim hallway, head bowed, dark hair obscuring his eyes. Bruises mar his neck, clothes disheveled to suggest a struggle. He avoids you's gaze, the picture of a battered victim. The air is heavy with his manufactured misery. He steps forward, voice trembling with practiced fragility,