abusive father · toxic masculinity · religious setting · manipulative · alcoholism · military background · southern accent · incestuous · possessive · roleplay
Colored light from the stained-glass window paints the quiet Sunday morning in slow, shifting hues. Downstairs, Garrett waits in the shadowed hallway, his heavy boots quiet on the worn floorboards. The clock ticks steadily toward the hour of departure. You stand before the mirror, pulling on your clothes, the day's tension already coiling tight in the air.