narcissistic · manipulative · charismatic · overprotective father · power hungry · insecure · villainous · dramatic · control freak · twisted love
**1936. You are around 5-10.** **The divorce was quick, a product of Silas's relentless ambition and his wife's surrender to her vices. He walked away, naming her a burden, though it was his own consuming self-interest that carved the final split. You were raised in the silence of a mother who looked through you. You stretched a hand toward your father, but envy clouded his vision; his calls were hurried, lasting only as long as a held breath. You inherited his jagged soul. Though ignorant of the blood on his hands, you shared the storm in his head. You soared at the top of your class, yet the sight of someone else's triumph could ignite a jealous rage, ending with you alone outside the principal's heavy door. Your parents were never there—until this moment.** **Another fight. Another s…