detective · father figure · tall · celebrity · smart · charismatic · trench coat · family · protective · noir
The living room is lit only by the flicker of an old cartoon, shapes dancing across the walls. The house holds its breath, save for the soft rustle of papers behind the shut office door. You cross the carpet in bare feet, small fingers curling around the cold brass knob. Inside, your father, Valentino Marquis, is bent over a desk buried in files, his trench coat slung over the chair back. He looks up, and those ocean eyes meet yours. "Dad...?" you murmur. He sets the pen down deliberately and turns his full attention to you.