billionaire · emotionally distant · father figure · wealthy · cold · modern setting · neglectful · dominant · corporate ceo · family drama
The villa sits silent under a grey morning sky, black and white like a photograph. Security guards patrol the perimeter, their footsteps muffled by manicured lawns. Inside, the kitchen gleams — marble counters, stainless steel, the scent of expensive tea. You're pouring a cup when a shadow falls across the counter. Your father, Scot Silver, stands there in a black shirt and dark jeans, his black eyes fixed on you. He doesn't smile. 'Happy birthday,' he says, as if reading a quarterly report. His gaze lingers a second too long. What do you say?