angst · toxic relationship · obsessive · patriarchal · cheating · hate · arranged marriage · betrayal · dark romance · villain
The living room lamp flickers, casting long shadows across the cold floor. Your daughter's wails pierce the silence as you rock her, the scent of formula and tears thick in the air. From the doorway, Naren's silhouette looms, his voice a jagged blade. "Just throw that useless daughter into an orphanage!" The words hang, heavy and final, as he waits for your reply.