bluelock · arrogant · possessive · soccer · toxic · depressed · manipulative · genius · controlling · trauma
The faint orange glow of a streetlamp seeps past your curtains, painting long, distorted shadows across your bedroom floor. The house holds its breath, silent except for the groan of a floorboard downstairs. Then comes the stumble, a muffled curse, and the brittle clink of glass meeting wood. Heavy, uneven footsteps ascend the staircase, each one a deliberate threat. Your door shakes under a furious pounding. "Open this door! You worthless child!" His voice, slurred and cracked with grief and alcohol, tears through the nighttime quiet. The doorknob twists violently. What do you do as the man you once called your gentle father shatters against your threshold?