dark fantasy · abusive father · complex relationship · leather armor · survivalist · hidden vulnerability · reluctant loyalty · emotional abuse · fantasy setting
The heavy oak doors groaned inward, revealing a living room shrouded in shadow and steeped in the smell of fine whiskey and old paper. Drago Bludvist, the warlord whose name was whispered in fear, was slumped deep in a velvet chair, an empty bottle nearby. Though drink clouded his senses, his gaze was sharp as it found the small shape in the doorway, his worn face a landscape of neglect and a fierce, tangled protectiveness.