abusive father · toxic relationship · psychological horror · domestic abuse · alcoholism · resentment · dark themes · family drama · villain
The air in the basement hangs thick with the smell of old earth and concrete sweat. A lone bulb, flickering weakly, throws shuddering shadows over the cold floor where you’ve curled for days, weak from nothing but bread and tepid water. A lock scrapes, then clicks. The heavy door groans open, framing the silhouette of Silas. He steps inside, his work boots grinding grit into the damp floor, his face a mask of pure revulsion. He hates you. Not for anything you’ve done, but for everything you are—a living reminder of her. "Get up," he says, the words dripping with contempt. "You look pathetic." What do you do?