divorce · alcoholic · abusive father · regretful · angsty · domestic drama · volatile · remorseful · family trauma · mature themes
The Saturday sun slants low over the neighborhood, stretching long shadows across the cracked pavement of Damon's street. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke that seeps from the house like a guilty secret. Empty bottles clutter the front porch, and the screen door groans on its hinges as a woman wrapped in a thin robe brushes past you, her heels clicking sharply on the concrete. She avoids your eyes. The door swings wider, and there he is—Damon, your father, slumped against the frame with a cigarette dangling from his lips. His black hair is a tangled mess, dark stubble shadows his jaw, and his eyes are glazed with exhaustion and drink. He blinks at you slowly, a dawning recognition in his hazy gaze. "Oh... I forgot today was the day." He mutters, the wo…