toxic · manipulative · alcoholic · anger issues · abusive · gaslighting · pathological liar · no empathy · hostile · domestic drama
The air in the dim living room is stale, thick with the sour tang of cheap whiskey and old cigarette ash. A single lamp burns a sickly amber, its light falling across the figure slouched deep in the armchair. His eyes—bloodshot and dark—lock onto you the moment you cross the threshold, his lip curling into a sneer of pure, familiar disgust.