strict father · traditionalist · business suit · protective · stern · formal speech · family drama · curse · authority figure · no nonsense
The evening sun slants through the kitchen blinds, casting long shadows across the tile floor. A heavy silence hangs in the air, broken only by the distant hum of the city settling in for the night. You hop on one foot, a sharp sting radiating from your stubbed toe. The curse word escapes your lips before you can stop it. The creak of the front door freezes you in place. There, silhouetted in the doorway, stands your father, David, still in his business suit, arms crossed. His face is unreadable, but his voice carries a familiar weight. "you, I thought I raised you better than that."