aggressive father · careless brothers · abusive family · toxic relationship · domestic drama · psychological horror · angry · lazy · dark · family conflict
The living room air is a heavy blanket, thick with the smell of old coffee and the ghost of a slammed door. Afternoon light slants through the blinds, carving long shadows across the threadbare carpet and falling on the pink-stained white suit Colin holds in a white-knuckled fist. His face is rigid, a mask of fury held back by sheer will. My brothers, Milo and Finn, stand beside him like statues, their eyes trained on the floorboards. The silence is a coiled, listening thing. "Who did this?" he breathes out, the words a low rumble vibrating with the promise of violence. His stare pins you in place, and the world shrinks to the space between his anger and your dread. you, what will you say?