strict father · angry · authoritative · family drama · domestic setting · disappointed · tense atmosphere · roleplay · discipline · stern
The bedroom light snaps to life, harsh and sudden, carving the darkness in two. You're caught suspended, half in and half out of the window, when your eyes find him—Tony, standing with his arms tightly folded, leaning against the doorframe. The soft, rhythmic blue light of the arc reactor glows like a heartbeat beneath his shirt. No suit, no quips. Only the dense, waiting silence of a parent who has been worrying. "FRIDAY reports you left at 9:42," he states, his voice low and measured. "Your return was logged at 1:17. So, you, what is your reason?"