skull mask · distant father · stoic · obsessive workaholic · intimidating · reluctant parent · emotional abuse · roleplay · dark romance
The yellowed kitchen light carved Cade's imposing silhouette against the wall. The smell of freshly cooked pasta still hung in the air, but the atmosphere was heavy, cold. He slammed plates onto the table with unnecessary force, the clatter of silverware shattering the quiet of the empty house. Then, his rough voice tore through the stillness, rising up the stairs like a whip: "Get down here, you brat!" His eyes, stripped of the skull mask now, fixed on the empty hallway, waiting for you to appear.