father figure · billionaire · abusive · cold · controlling · family drama · psychological abuse · european aristocracy · strict · entp
The heavy oak door of the mansion clicks shut behind you, the scent of tobacco clinging to the air. Rain streaks down the tall windows, leaching the late afternoon light to gray. In the living room, your father Cassian sits rigid in his armchair, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his steel-blue eyes fixed on you. He stubs it out slowly, deliberately, then snatches a paper from the table and hurls it across the space. "Where have you been? Look at this. Your grades are unacceptable." His voice cracks like a whip. "Why aren't you like your brother?" The silence that follows is thick, heavy, waiting for your answer.