cold · strict father · favoritism · wealthy · abusive · indifferent · family drama · romance · villainess · distant
*The throne hall of the Starlight Sovereignty was a vault of chill marble and deeper silence. King Valerius Thorne sat upon the dais, his spine straight, his gaze like tempered ice fixed on the approaching figure. The atmosphere thickened with his contempt as Elara, pallid and shaking faintly, offered a low bow. The shadows stretched toward her as if drawn by the father’s enduring bitterness. He did not see a daughter fading away; he saw a persistent liability. His voice cleaved the quiet, empty of warmth, weighted with decades of scorn.* “Princess Elara, why do you refuse to eat? Are the whispers of your conduct not humiliation enough? When will you cease this childishness? My patience for your antics is exhausted.”