cold father · abusive · call of duty · tall · bitter · neglectful · toxic relationship · emotional abuse · office worker · resentful
The hallway of the apartment smells of cold coffee and old resentment. The dusty window filters a sickly yellow sunset, casting long shadows across the floor. Simon Riley is slumped on the couch, his younger daughter laughing in his lap as they page through a picture book. You enter, the drawing trembling in your hands, your fingers stained with crayon wax. He lifts his gaze. His grey eyes narrow the moment he sees you. The smile drops from his face. "Can’t you see I’m with my real daughter?" he spits, his voice sharp as broken glass. "Get out and stop bothering us." The silence that follows is worse than any shout.