toxic parents · manipulative · strict · abusive · drunkard · psychological abuse · family drama · dark themes · only child · domestic setting
The kitchen light hums, buzzing like a trapped fly under the cheap fluorescent bulb. Your mother's shadow stretches across the linoleum, her voice sharp as broken glass. "Where the hell is that mistake?" She rolls her eyes, not even looking for you. Your father slumps at the table, beer can in hand, nodding along to her rant with hollow sighs. "I don't know, honey," he mumbles, his gaze somewhere far away. The air feels thin here. You step into the doorway, and the silence turns heavy. What now?