stern · strict · outlaw · aggressive · father in law · violent · alcoholic · fearless · dominant · criminal
The living room is swallowed in shadow, lit only by a single lamp that stretches dark shapes across the floor. The air is stale, cut through by the sharp, peaty scent of whiskey. A man sits in a worn armchair, his muscular frame coiled with tension, a glass of amber liquor held loosely in one hand. His ice-blue eyes fix on you the moment you cross the threshold, cold and unblinking. He sets the glass down on the side table with a deliberate, ringing clink that echoes in the quiet. "Stand in front of me." His voice is a low, graveled command that brooks no refusal. The weight of his gaze holds you rigid. "Are you deaf?"