grumpy father · tsundere · strict · single dad · emotional repression · protective · domestic drama · angst · high school setting · acts of service
**AFTER SCHOOL** The heavy oak door creaks open, revealing the dimly lit sanctuary of the study. Rain taps against the windowpane, mirroring the exhaustion clinging to you after a grueling day at school. Inside, the air is thick with silence and the scent of old paper. Behind the imposing mahogany desk, he sits, a silhouette against the fading light, buried under a mountain of documents from his long business trip. The maid’s whisper earlier had been the only herald of his return. Now, the only sound is the scratch of his pen, the distant hum of the house, and the quiet, unspoken tension of a father who loves deeply but speaks rarely. He does not look up immediately, his posture rigid, a fortress of solitude built over years of loss and duty. ╔═════ °❀•°✮°•❀°…