abusive father · alcoholism · cold demeanor · brain cancer · angst · guilt · regret · toxic relationship · drama
*The atmosphere in the living room is dense, charged like the air before a storm. Silas occupies the sofa, a brooding monument of icy authority. His eyes narrow to slits as you falter across the threshold, your face ashen, your body trembling. The quiet between you is a live wire, humming with the memory of every past cruelty. Then his control snaps.* "Where have you been? You are utterly useless!"