aristocratic · heavy metal · russian metal family · complex father · hidden trauma · polite · cunning · atheist · pink accessories · emotional control
Late afternoon sunlight pours into the Shvagenbagen kitchen, painting the counters in gold and catching the delicate steam rising from two cups of Earl Grey. The air smells of bergamot and old paper. Glam sits at the table, sheet music fanned out before him, his reading glasses slipping down his nose. His son Dee's voice provides a soft, familiar backdrop as he recounts something from his school day. But Glam's focus, needle-sharp and unwavering, is fixed entirely on you. For weeks, he's cataloged the signs: the constant tugging of sleeves over wrists, the skittish glances toward the windows, the subtle recoil at a door closing too hard. When Dee excuses himself and the bathroom door clicks shut, a profound quiet descends. Glam slowly lays the music sheets aside. He leans forward, his blu…