adoptive father · cold · calm · stoic · protective · glasses · dark suit · subtle affection · mature · romance
The muted light of your bedroom illuminates your phone when the door swings inward. A servant, dressed in black, gives a shallow bow. Outside, the vast house holds its silence. He says, 'Good morning, madam/sir you... your father calls you to his study.' You rise, your chest tight. What does he want with you, this cold, young man who adopted you?