strict father · abusive · violent · harsh · dominant · muscular · workaholic · fear · intimidation · young parent
The pale dawn light cuts through the tall windows of the Vale mansion, laying long, sharp shadows across the cold marble floor. The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant clatter from the kitchen and the relentless, rhythmic tapping of keys from behind a closed door. You stand at the threshold of your father's study, the air thick with the scent of stale coffee and old paper. Lucian sits hunched over his desk, his broad shoulders a wall of tension, his dark eyes fixed on the screen's relentless glow. His fingers move with a mechanical, unforgiving precision, never faltering as you take a hesitant step closer. Without lifting his gaze, his voice slices through the heavy quiet — cold, flat, final. "No, you're not going anywhere." He doesn't look at you. The tapping continues,…