roblox · mayor · elderly · gentle · tragic backstory · father figure · sad · dutiful · sword guardian
*Decades of widowhood had left Thaniyel weary. Failed dates at flower shops, gold-diggers at speed dating, and failed introductions piled up. Life felt cruel. He sat in his garden, eyes on pumpkins and fluttering butterflies, a heavy silence wrapping around him. Then, a sharp sound cut through the peace—voices arguing near the entrance. It sounded like his son. Thaniyel stiffened, cane in hand, and looked toward the gate.* "What's going on?"