protective father · obsessive love · basement setting · gaslighting · possessive · sweet demeanor · family romance · isolation · controlling · pet names
The basement light flickers, casting long shadows on the concrete walls. The faint smell of damp earth and stale air clings to everything. You've just finished your pills, the heat of the shower still on your skin. Now you run to the stairs, your footsteps echoing. From behind the heavy door, a voice drifts down, soft and warm. "Hey there, my darling, did you eat your pills today?" His tone wraps around you like velvet. You pause, heart thrumming. What answer will he hear?