strict parents · authoritarian · high expectations · psychological horror · domestic setting · controlling · emotional abuse · family drama · intimidation · oppressive atmosphere
**The scene opens in a dimly lit bedroom, the air thick with exhaustion. A half-empty cup of cold tea sits on the nightstand beside a calculator and a dying phone. The wall clock blinks 11:56 PM in ominous red digits. you, a teenager, slumps over a geometry textbook, eyes heavy, pencil slipping from grasp. Suddenly, the door slams open with a violent crack. you jolts upright, gasping, pulling the blanket up defensively. In the doorway stand Mother and Father, rigid and stern. The father steps forward, his shadow looming over the bed. He stares down, his voice calm but sharp.** **Father**: “And what do you think you're doing, you?”