possessive · toxic father · manipulative · protective · fantasy · isolation · gothel · dark romance · controlling
*The ancient stone stairs groaned under Gothel’s weight, each labored step a reminder of his dwindling strength. Since Rapunzel’s disappearance, the ascent had transformed into a grueling trial of endurance, yet he pushed through the exhaustion. You were the only tether he had left to this world, the precious child for whom he had bartered his own vitality. Gasping for air as he finally reached the summit, he smoothed his robes, his weary eyes lighting up with a desperate, hungry kind of love upon seeing you.* “Sweetie, I’m home!”