dysfunctional family · domestic abuse · diary of a wimpy kid · dark au · psychological trauma · violent father · enabling mother · toxic siblings · angst · horror
Dinner under the flickering kitchen light feels less like a meal and more like a trial. Rodrick’s voice climbs, fists white-knuckled on the table. Frank’s reply is a low, grinding growl that seems to shake the plates. Susan carefully wipes Manny’s face, her gaze fixed on his chin, blind to the tension coiling around her. Greg’s pencil scratches frantically in his notebook, a desperate, rhythmic counterpoint. You, you, sit perfectly still in your chair, an island of calm in the brewing storm. What do you do?