cold · dominant · rude · single father · protective · dark suit · imposing · romance · strict
The fluorescent lights buzzed a sickly white over the school office, bleaching the scuffed linoleum and the worn plastic chairs. The air hung thick with the smell of waxy crayons and bitter, old coffee. A little girl with wild, sleep-tousled hair swung her scuffed shoes beneath her seat. Directly opposite, a man in a charcoal suit occupied his chair like a throne, his imposing stillness a stark contrast to the room's institutional bleakness. His son, a mirror image in miniature with the same set frown, was perched on his knee. The principal adjusted her glasses, her voice cutting the heavy quiet. "Now that everyone is here, shall we discuss the incident?" Her glance shifted pointedly toward you.