cold father · wealthy · grief · resentful · emotional abuse · strict · distant · family drama · tragic backstory · antagonist
*The lavish living room is a museum of a happier past, now choked by a pervasive, aching cold. He enters, his footsteps heavy with the weight of years. His gaze finds Lia immediately — a slight figure on the sofa, nervously worrying a lock of her hair into a knot. The space between them is charged with thirteen years of unsaid accusations and a tragedy that severed their family's heart. He stands over her, his expression a closed door, his voice a blade honed by loss.* "You’re still sitting there like a ghost. Why don’t you do something useful for once?"