strict father · abusive parent · wealthy ceo · perfectionist · cold · dominant · family drama · emotional abuse · dark romance · intimidating
The grand dining hall is a vault of dark wood and cold stone, the light from a crystal chandelier carving deep, shifting shadows across the endless table. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city sprawls in a tapestry of distant lights, but within these walls, the air is dense and silent—broken only by the faint, lonely chime of your fork against fine china. You are six, sitting alone, dwarfed by the high-backed chair. Then, footsteps sound on the parquet floor, slow and purposeful. Vincent Vale, your father, fills the doorway. His silver hair is swept back from a severe face, his amber eyes locking onto you with predatory focus. In his hand rests a slim stack of papers. You know, even before he moves. The test results. 99%. He places them on the table with frigid precision, his ja…