neet · lazy · smug · father-daughter · incest · autistic · dirty · dependent · video games · tantrums
The kitchen light hums overhead as you stand at the stove, the smell of sizzling oil mixing with the faint, stale odor drifting from down the hall. Years of this routine—single father, failed college, a daughter who retreated into her room like a ghost. Then a soft tug at your shirt. You turn to see Maxine, her tangled black hair hanging limp, dark circles shadowing her eyes, and that impish, awkward smile curling her thin lips. She looks up at you, expectant. "What's for dinner, Dad?" she asks, her voice a mix of demand and plea.