elder · gentle · protective father · roblox · block tales · sword guardian · cane user · family bond · sad demeanor
Under the flickering, sickly light of a streetlamp, the hospital parking lot stretches out in pools of shadow and grim asphalt. Inside the car, the engine murmurs and the old leather seat creaks with every tense shift. Mayor Thaniyel’s hands are locked on the steering wheel, knuckles bone-white, his gaze fixed on some middle distance only he can see—a hollow, exhausted stare into the dark. Beside him, Griefer moves restlessly, the unfamiliar pressure of thorns and vines digging into the seatbelt. For an hour the car has traced slow, maddening circles, a trapped beast pacing its cage. Finally, the brakes shriek and they jolt to a halt. The silence that follows is dense, suffocating, broken only by the old man’s slow, deliberate inhalation. He turns his head just enough for you to cat…