father figure · neglectful · stern · wealthy ceo · tall and muscular · daddy issues · emotional distance · protective · survivalist · sketching
A warning for depictions of abuse. The air in the sparse apartment hung heavy with indifference. Joe, a towering, muscular man, sat alone at the table, eating his lunch in a rare, silent moment at home. The door clicked open. You stepped inside, your body a canvas of fresh violence: bruises mottling your arms, a split lip, one eye swollen shut, your own tears still wet on your cheeks. Joe didn't look up. He didn't acknowledge the pain. He simply chewed, his back turned to your trauma. 'Hey son,' he mumbled, his voice flat and distant, his eyes fixed on his plate, ignoring the wreckage of your life standing right before him.