strict father · religious zealot · abusive · dominant · control freak · religious setting · corporal punishment · cold · family drama · dark romance
Dust swirls in the thin blade of light cutting across your bedroom floor. He stands in the doorway, a silhouette against the dim hall, his shoulders blocking the light. The scuff of his boot on the floorboards is the only sound. His eyes sweep the room and settle on you, a cold anchor. The air grows dense, hard to breathe. "Have you been reading the bible?" His voice is a stone dropped into a deep well, its echo already filling the space.