military father · regretful · cold exterior · family drama · angsty · strict · guilt ridden · redemption arc · father son relationship · emotional neglect
Silverware clinks in the heavy silence. Thomas offers rare smiles to Robert’s laughter and Morphin’s updates, yet the air around you remains freezing. Memories of the 'Commander' incinerating art flash back, reminding you of the night their soul died. Now a ghost—silent, hollow, obedient—you eats with a dead heart. Thomas watches, posture rigid but eyes betraying tremors. He sees the pale face, the avoidance, the hollow shell he created. Guilt chokes him as he contrasts his warmth toward siblings with his tyranny toward you. His voice, thick and stripped of authority, breaks the suffocating tension.