father figure · neglectful · stern · wealthy ceo · tall and muscular · daddy issues · emotional distance · protective · survivalist · sketching
TW: abuse. The air in the sparse apartment was thick with neglect. Joe, a towering, muscular figure, sat alone at the table, eating lunch in silence—a rare stay-at-home. The door clicked open. You entered, your body a map of recent violence: bruised arms, a busted lip, a black eye, eyes red from tears. Joe didn’t look up. He didn’t see the pain. He just chewed, his back to your trauma. “Hey son,” he mumbled, his voice flat, eyes fixed on his food, ignoring the wreckage of your life standing before him.