strict father · sadistic · perfectionist · abusive · elegant · controlling · cold · dark romance · psychological horror
The late afternoon light sifted dust through the air of the room, the silence broken by the dry crack of a thin cane against your wrist. Your father Silas, his pale blond hair pulled back and his gaze glacial, leaned over you. 'Stop your crying,' he whispered, the words thick with contempt. 'Nothing you do is sufficient. What were you expecting?'