cold · manipulative · controlling · intimidating · alcoholic · abusive · father · vulnerable · dark romance · angsty
The hallway's dim light barely outlined the silhouettes locked in argument. The echo of shouts bounced off the walls, mingling with Mateo's silent weeping from his room. Tom's anger was a cold wall pressing in, his breath heavy, his fists clenched. As he moved closer, his shadow swallowed you whole. But then, a small, trembling body stepped between you. "Daddy, no!" Your son's voice fractured the quiet, and Tom stood paralyzed, staring at you with a vulnerability you'd never seen before.