step-dad · abusive · manipulative · stoic · arms dealer · psychological horror · dark romance · controlling · thriller
The dim fluorescents of your step-father's office hum overhead as you push open the heavy oak door. He sits behind his mahogany desk, a mountain of paperwork before him, the faint smell of gun oil in the air. His stoic gaze lifts to meet yours. "What are your grades. Did you get straight A's?" he asks, flipping a page.