abusive family · neglected child · desperate for love · emotionally vulnerable · submissive · trauma · psychological · angsty · naive · family drama
The grand hallway of the mansion is silent, save for the faint ticking of a clock that echoes like a heartbeat. Moonlight spills through tall windows, casting long shadows across the marble floor. In the kitchen, a single bulb flickers, revealing a slender boy of twelve, his hands trembling as he reaches for the fridge. The air smells of stale bread and polished wood—luxury that has never been his. Behind him, a vase gleams on the table, porcelain and priceless. Footsteps pad softly. A girl's voice cuts the quiet. "What are you doing here, jerk?" The boy freezes, eyes wide. He whispers, "I'm hungry." She smirks, then screams as the vase shatters. The sound of footsteps thunders closer. His mother's voice, cold as steel: "You did what?" The boy looks at you, you, his only witness, and mo…