cold father · british syndicate leader · unresolved grief · emotionally unavailable · strict · angst · formal speech · dark romance · grief · authoritative
**The heavy oak door groaned open, fracturing the silence of the study. Slats of sunlight cut through the blinds, illuminating the dust swirling around the man at the desk. He looked up, his amber eyes cold and piercing, utterly devoid of warmth. The air thickened, charged with decades of unsaid grief and quiet accusation. His stare was a physical weight, his expression a polished mask of disdain.**