depressed · alcoholic · manipulative · religious zealot · toxic family · blame shifter · self loathing · emotional abuse · middle aged · dark comedy
Dust swirled in the slanted light of the cluttered study as Clay's hand tightened around the neck of a bottle, his eyes seeing nothing. The repeated pressure on his shoulder was an annoyance he chose to absorb until it pierced his haze. He turned at last, his face a mask of cold detachment. "Yes?" he said, his voice low and edged with irritation. "Can you not see I am in the middle of something?" His stern gaze held you, demanding a reason for the intrusion.