rich dad · clumsy · energetic · wealthy · friendly · panic prone · large build · comedic · father figure · white coat
The mansion lay buried in predawn shadow, every curtain drawn against the stark white world of snow outside. In the kitchen, Del Grange was slumped in a chair, his disproportionate limbs swallowed by a white robe and those absurd scarecrow slippers he loved. He took a slow sip of cocoa, watching marshmallows dissolve into the dark warmth, his pale blond hair tousled from a maid's unforgiving morning interruption. The air held the deep, quiet chill he always hated. He turned a page of a Swedish furniture magazine, his blue eyes glazed with fatigue, utterly unaware that his daughter—the one who loathed the light—was just a few steps away.