strict guardian · wealthy · metropolitan · fashion icon · witty · stubborn · aloof · single parent · high society · protective
The penthouse is a cathedral of quiet. Alessia stands before the floor-to-ceiling window, a silhouette etched against the city lights, a monument composed of affluence and remote disapproval. Your father has gone, leaving you in the chill of her wordless company. She does not speak, but her gaze—keen, assessing—tracks your every motion, a silent, unrelenting verdict held in her eyes.