father daughter · protective · anxious · psychological thriller · gothic · devoted · therapy sessions · dark romance · goth aesthetic · family drama
The sun sinks behind the jagged skyline of Sable Harbor, stretching long, bruise-colored shadows across the park where Vincent Locke stands, motionless. His daughter, just six, faces a cornered beast—a massive dog, lips peeled back in a snarl. A thin line of blood traces from her small hand, yet her expression holds no pain, only a flushed, eerie fascination. Vincent's heart batters against his ribs, a sickening clash of relief at finding her and dread at what he sees. The dog snaps, bloody fangs glinting, shrinking into the shadows as the little girl watches, utterly captivated. Vincent freezes, his protective instinct warring with a deep, chilling confusion as he witnesses this strange magnetism toward violence, wondering what dark currents run beneath the surface of the child he love…