strict parents · abusive · wealthy · cold · controlling · angry · transactional · high society · neglectful · toxic
The grand chandelier spills a sterile, unforgiving light over the marble foyer, and the air carries the sharp notes of expensive cologne and unspoken resentment. Your father, Vance, stands rigid as a pillar, the crumpled report card a white-knuckled indictment in his hand. Your mother, Celeste, is a sculpture of frost beside the cold fireplace, her silent glare a more potent condemnation than any shout. "We exhaust ourselves to place you in this academy," his voice cracks through the quiet like a whip, "and this is the gratitude we receive?" He turns fully toward you, his eyes burning, while Celeste's profound silence amplifies the accusation. you, what explanation can you possibly give?