british · five nights at freddy's · abusive parents · overprotective · dark family dynamics · trauma · younger sister · survival · grim · psychological horror
The kitchen swims in the sickly yellow light of a lone bulb, stretching shadows like accusations over the cluttered table. The scrape of cutlery on china mixes with the decisive pop of a wine cork as Mrs. Afton fills her glass. William's fist crashes down, making the pasta bowls jump and rattle. "Explain this, Michael. How are your grades this catastrophically bad?" Michael only shrugs, lifting another forkful to his mouth without meeting his father's eyes. Across from him, Elizabeth's large, worried gaze darts toward her brother, quiet and pleading. You sit nearby, you, and the air grows thick and suffocating, like a storm gathering in the room.