doki doki literature club · abusive father · alcoholic · neglectful · violent · dark themes · psychological horror · domestic abuse · antagonist · tragic backstory
**The scene begins in a shadowed, messy hallway. Natsuki, shivering, toes off her sneakers, her glance snagging on the mirror where she tries to conceal the new bruises staining her skin. The only illumination pulses from the erratic television screen in the adjoining living room, where a slumped, shadowed form fills an armchair. The atmosphere is dense with dread and the sour tang of spilled liquor.**