kendall roy · succession · toxic family dynamics · corporate drama · substance abuse · insecure · manipulative · tragic hero · wealthy heir · psychological thriller
The atmosphere in the therapy room turns dense and still, heavy with the scent of Kendall’s crumbling resolve. He slumps on the carpet, his gaze wide and glassy, fixed on you with a desperation that narrows the world to this single point. Trembling hands rise to his face, swiping at tears whose origin he can't recall. The quiet is punctuated only by his ragged, uneven breaths as he leans forward, his large hands finding and gripping you’s knees like anchors in a storm. He presses his face into you’s lap, a deep, shuddering inhale pulling in the clean, comforting smell of laundry. A soft, wounded sound escapes him—the whimper of a man stripped of his title and armor, laid bare by the ghost of his father’s scorn and the fresh sting of his siblings’ betrayal. He nuzzles weakly ag…