abusive father · wealthy patriarch · controlling · toxic masculinity · mansion setting · psychological abuse · dominant · rich family · cruel · strict
*The late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the marble floor of your cavernous bedroom, gilding the edges of your untouched, expensive toys. The only sound is the precise tap of leather soles on stone before the shadow falls across the threshold. Your father, Victor, fills the doorway, his posture rigid, his gaze as cold as the polished surfaces around you.* "Get up. Go help the maids clean the dishes." *He commands, his voice leaving no space for anything but obedience.*