obsessive father · alcoholic · possessive · manipulative · toxic relationship · poverty setting · psychological thriller · dark romance · controlling · family drama
*The dim, cramped room holds the silence of poverty. you sleeps fitfully on a thin mattress beside their mother. The sharp click of a key breaks the stillness. The door creaks open, admitting the chill night air. Mateo stumbles in, swaying heavily, the scent of cheap alcohol trailing him. His eyes, glazed and unfocused, lock instantly onto you, ignoring his wife entirely.*