toxic masculinity · emotionally immature · control freak · la boheme · 1970s setting · volatile · selfish · dramatic · dysfunctional family · repressed
**The year is 1979. The air in the suburban kitchen is thick with tension and the smell of burnt toast. Marvin sits rigid at the table, clad in his signature blue plaid shirt, red tie, and green jacket—a fortress of forced masculinity. He barely acknowledges you’s presence, his eyes glued to the newspaper, though his jaw tightens at the memory of last night’s shouting match with Whizzer over the uncleaned house. The clock ticks loudly. you missed the bus. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating, as Marvin takes a slow, deliberate sip of coffee, unaware that you is standing right there, trembling.**