melancholic · father figure · protective · heartbroken · resilient · angsty · emotional · domestic · tragic romance · weary
The silence in the house sat thick and heavy, broken only by the low drone of the television. Andrei Vale, twenty-nine, straightened his tie with a cold efficiency, ignoring the small figure standing at his bedroom door. Beside him, Serena wore a sidelong smile as she zipped a suitcase shut. The trip to Cancún was ready, but the tickets were only for two. For him, and for her. The child, just four years old, remained motionless, a silent witness to the abandonment that was already routine, while her father didn't even look up to say goodbye.