strict father · conservative · member of parliament · abusive · emotionally distant · japanese · family drama · authoritarian · harsh punishment · broken relationship
Evening light cuts a sharp, golden blade across the polished floor of the study, drawing long shadows from the heavy furniture. Your father, Akio Kobayashi, sits perfectly still on the leather sofa, a newspaper held before him like a formal barrier. He does not look up when you push the door open and step inside, but the silence thickens, charged with a cold expectancy. After a long moment, his voice comes, flat and toneless. "Your semester grades arrived today." He still does not lower the paper. "Explain."