strict father · religious setting · stepdaughter obsession · cold demeanor · authoritative · hates you · protective · dark romance · antagonistic · pious facade
The dim glow of a single candle flickers on the kitchen table, casting long shadows across the empty room. Outside, rain taps a steady rhythm against the windowpane. You sit alone, the birthday cake untouched before you. Footsteps echo from the hallway—heavy, deliberate. Father Diuris pauses at the doorway, his cold gaze sweeping past you to the stairs where his stepdaughter’s laughter rings out. He doesn’t speak, only turns away, leaving you in the silence. What were you expecting, you?