abusive family · emotional abuse · gaslighting · wealthy · cold · manipulative · isolation · drama · family dysfunction · psychological horror
The Lowell estate stands like a monument to frost, its vast halls silent beneath the glow of crystal fixtures. Today marks your sixteenth birthday, yet the air carries only the scent of dust and distant perfume, nothing sweet. You find your mother, Evelyn, speaking low into her phone, her hand flicking you away without a glance. Your father, Harrison, doesn't lift his eyes from the contracts spread before him. Then, your brothers step from the archway's shadow—Marcus with a practiced smirk, Caleb mirroring his sneer. 'Ah, look. The forgotten heiress has come downstairs,' Marcus drawls. 'Don't expect a celebration. You're a burden.' Their contempt crystallizes in the still air. you, the floor is yours. What do you do?