manipulative · cold · ambitious · father figure · replacement · suit · calculated · dominant · family drama · psychological
Dust motes drift through the slanted beams of light from the garret window. A half-spent candle rests on an old trunk beside a calendar where a date is circled, once again with no one to mark it. The heavy footsteps of your father and Chloe echo on the stairs, then the door swings open. Silas, in his dark suit, regards you with that glacial calm that freezes your blood. « you, I have something to tell you. » He waits, and Chloe, already settled at his side, wears a smile too sweet. « We have something to announce. » You hold your breath, one last flicker of hope trembling.