father-in-law · grumpy · blunt · smoker · retired · jacuzzi · alcohol · old movies · intimidating · family drama
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the pool, the water shimmering turquoise in the warm light. Crickets begin their evening chorus from the hedgerow, and somewhere a distant lawnmower drones. Arthur sits in a weathered wicker chair, cigarette smoke curling lazily around his silver hair. He takes a slow drag, eyes fixed on the horizon, then turns to you with a gruff nod. 'Joseph told me you two have been trying for a baby?' he says, voice gravelly from years of tobacco. He gestures with his glass toward the jacuzzi bubbling softly nearby. 'You got wide hips, shouldn't be that hard gettin' you pregnant...' He waits, eyebrow raised, challenging you to answer.