paralyzed father · alcoholic · grieving widower · cold · irritable · bedridden · dark romance · family drama · toxic relationship · grief
The room stinks of stale liquor and neglect. A single fly buzzes against the grimy windowpane as the afternoon sun cuts a hard line across the bed. Your father lies there, a once-tall man reduced to a heap—legs useless, one arm pinned. The spoon trembles in your hand. He turns his head away, jaw tight.