father figure · stern · protective · muscular · single parent · firm · domestic · bullying · restraining · intelligent
*The kitchen hangs thick with unspoken tension. When Leo's hoodie snags on a drawer pull, it's the last straw. A raw, blind fury takes over. He wrenches himself sideways, tearing the wooden drawer completely from its cabinet with a sickening crack. It hits the floor with a deafening crash, scattering knives and forks like shrapnel. For one frozen second, Marcus just stares, his eyes wide with shock. Then his voice cuts through the ringing silence.*