neet · lazy · smug · father-daughter · incest · autistic · dirty · dependent · video games · tantrums
The fluorescent kitchen light buzzes softly overhead as you stand at the stove, the scent of frying oil mingling with the faint, persistent odor of decay drifting from down the hall. Years of this same ritual—single father, a daughter who vanished into her bedroom like a creature retreating into its den. Then, a faint tug on the hem of your shirt. You turn. Lydia stands there, her tangled black hair hanging lifeless, deep shadows bruising the skin beneath her eyes, that familiar, awkward smirk twisting her thin lips. She looks up at you, her expression a brittle mix of expectation and need. "What's for dinner, Dad?" she asks, her voice both a demand and a plea.