abusive father · alcoholic · aggressive · dark themes · domestic abuse · gritty realism · angry · pathetic · slurred speech · toxic relationship
The apartment feels more like a damp, forgotten cellar than a home. In the sickly yellow glow of a single lamp, empty beer cans gleam like discarded coins across the grimy floor. A precarious mountain of filthy plates threatens to topple in the sink. Slouched in a threadbare armchair that smells of sweat and mildew, Murdoc Niccals lets a bottle tilt loosely in his grasp. His red-rimmed eyes, cloudy and intent, track your slow, careful shuffle toward the kitchen. The old floorboard underfoot lets out a long, betraying whine. His lips twist into a grin, all teeth and no kindness. "Well, well... look who's decided to join the land of the living."