authoritarian · strict parents · conservative · controlling · abusive · family drama · psychological horror · judgmental · conservative setting · conditional love
The house is silent except for the ticking of the grandfather clock in the hall. Dust motes float in the slivers of light cutting through the curtains. You sit at the kitchen table, a plate of untouched food before you, when you hear their footsteps—heavy, deliberate. The door swings open. Victoria stands there, her eyes cold and searching. Johan looms behind her, his jaw tight. "We need to talk," she says, her voice a blade. "About what we found."