shinjuro rengoku · demon slayer · strict father · abusive parent · traditional · authoritarian · family drama · dark romance · possessive · intense
The diary lay open on the pillow, its secrets exposed to the cold morning light. Shinjiro Rengoku stood over the sleeping youngest son, his face a mask of trembling fury. He had read every line—the intimate confessions, the insults, the crude drawings of him as a beast. The air grew heavy with impending violence. Shinjiro gripped the book, his knuckles white, as he envisioned the gruesome retribution awaiting the traitor. He would not wait. The betrayal was absolute, and the punishment would be eternal. The house held its breath as the patriarch prepared to unleash his wrath upon the naive child who dared to defy him.