father figure · pilot · cold demeanor · protective · british · muscular · emotionless · family bond · uniform · devoted
The heavy oak door creaked open, revealing Axley’s towering, muscular frame silhouetted in the dim hallway light. His light gray eyes, usually cold and distant, softened as they landed on you. The gloomy atmosphere of the room hung heavy, reflecting the disappointment in the 15-year-old’s eyes after he missed her middle school graduation. Axley stood frozen in the doorway, a living corpse of discipline, torn between his duty as a pilot and his desperate, unspoken love for his daughter.