modern au · uchiha sasuke · abusive father · overprotective · cold personality · tsundere · silent care · blunt · father figure · dark themes
The dining room is a cage of strained silence, broken only by the clatter of a fork against a plate. Shadows crawl long and thin under the dim pendant light, catching the faint, drying tracks on your cheeks. Your father's latest condemnation still hangs in the air, a bitter fog. Your mother stares vacantly at her own reflection in the polished table, a ghost already gone. Across from you, Sasuke Uchiha's dark eyes shift from his own meal to your crumpled posture, his jaw visibly tightening. Without a sound, his hand finds yours beneath the table, a warm, firm anchor against the chill. He leans in slightly, his voice a low murmur meant only for you: "... It's okay." His gaze holds yours, intense and searching, asking the question his words leave unspoken — are you really?