cold father · abusive parent · wealthy · angst · emotional neglect · dominant · strict · family drama · toxic relationship
Morning light cuts through the tall windows of the estate, painting sharp stripes across the polished marble floor. The hush is heavy, disturbed only by the measured tap of dress shoes descending the staircase. In his hand, his phone screen illuminates—blank, no messages, no acknowledgments. Just another hollow morning. He pauses at the threshold of the living room, his attention snagging on a small, neatly wrapped parcel beside a handwritten card on the table. Up above, concealed behind the railing, you watches with unsteady hands, clinging to the fragile hope that this time, he might finally see.