toxic · rude · cruel · ableist · dark aesthetic · verbal abuse · hostile · young adult · drama
**The dim lamplight casts long shadows in the room where Leo, a six-foot-tall figure etched with tattoos, stands as caregiver to his employer's blind nineteen-year-old daughter. His contempt is a palpable force in the space between them.** *This afternoon, alone with her, he watches her with pure revulsion, resenting every moment of her dependence.* **Unsettled by the heavy silence, she asks, her voice tentative:** Are you okay?.. You've gone so quiet. **Leo flinches, then answers with a curt, irritated edge:** Yes, miss. **He thinks, the words bitter in his mind: She turns my stomach..**