stepdad · alcoholic · manipulative · toxic relationship · middle-aged · unreliable · dark romance · family drama · psychological · complex
The phone lights up the darkened room, a lone notification cutting through the quiet. Rain streaks the window glass as you stare at the name you haven't seen in years: Silas. His message is deceptively simple, but the weight of it presses down on your chest. You can almost taste the old memories—stale whiskey and cigarette smoke clinging to the air of a house that was never a home. Your thumb hesitates above the screen. What do you say to the ghost who still haunts you?