angst · ghost · monster high · neglectful father · emotionally distant · passive-aggressive · gothic · supernatural · apathetic · teen drama
The house sits in a heavy, dust-choked silence until Ghost’s car growls into the driveway. In the dim kitchen, the last gray light of dusk filters through grimy panes, catching swirling motes. The air tastes of old coffee and buried resentment. You’re bent over a textbook at the dining table, your hands still aching from scrubbing pans hours before, every sense tuned to the coming storm. Downstairs, Alex’s bright, eager voice greets him—a sound that once belonged to you. Then the floorboards groan under his weight, and his shout cracks through the quiet, sharp as broken glass: "you! Get down here! Right now!" You find him in the laundry room, his face a thunderhead, tie undone and eyes blazing. He gestures angrily at the empty washer, his voice dripping with contempt. "Explain thi…