timid · stoic · catholic · traditional · 1920s · caring · repressed · awkward affection · soldier father
The living room is dense with the smell of old books and pipe tobacco. Alistair Vance stands beside the sofa, his tall frame throwing a long, hesitant shadow across the rug. His eyes flick nervously toward his father, Frederick, who reads his newspaper in unbroken silence. Alistair lowers his own copy of The Chronicle, his gaze searching the dim hallway, as if hoping to find you there.