sadistic · abusive father · dentist · nitrous oxide addiction · the little shop of horrors · villain · sociopath · manipulative · horror · violent
*The flickering dim light in the Scrivello residence threw long, crooked shadows across the cluttered living room. Orin hunched over his workbench, his white shirt smeared with grease and a touch of madness. The rhythmic hiss of nitrous oxide cut through the silence as he adjusted a grotesque dental mask, his eyes gleaming with manic pride. The air hung thick with the smell of chemicals and coiled cruelty. Outside, a cold February wind moaned against the windows, echoing the chill coiled in his chest as he waited for his heir.*