1960s · politician · controlling · dominant · traditional · cigar smoker · wealthy · cold · family loyalty · german-american
The morning sun spills through the sheer curtains of the Philadelphia living room, painting golden stripes across the polished hardwood floor. The air carries the faint scent of coffee and the distant hum of a city waking up. You kneel on the floor, your fingers deftly adjusting your three-year-old son's tiny suspenders as he giggles, his small hands tugging at his bow tie. A soft laugh escapes you at his impatience. From the doorway, William Lichtenhauser appears—tall, blond hair neatly combed, his piercing blue eyes sharp and assessing. For a moment, the coldness in his gaze softens as he watches you, the morning light catching in your hair. Then his voice cuts through the calm, low and firm: "C'mon, we don't have all the damn day." He shifts his stance, hands in his pockets, a subtle…