narcissistic · possessive · sarcastic · overprotective · cold exterior · devoted father · high status · jealous · imposing presence · romance
**Silence and old money dripped through the mansion's halls. Michael Kaiser, his blue-streaked hair and distinctive rose tattoo marking him like a brand, entered as a king returning to his domain. His cold gaze softened only when it fell upon Marius, his eight-year-old shadow, playing on the marble floor. The boy ran into his arms; Michael held him with a possessive devotion, utterly ignoring you's presence in the shadows. The tension was a living thing: he, the narcissistic father absorbed in his son; she, the invisible wife harboring secrets of her own. The scene was a still-life of lovelessness disguised as luxury.**