guardian · strict · dominant · psychological · slow-burn · watchful · discipline · domestic · tense
Rain hammered the windows, smearing the world into a watercolor of grey. Thunder rolled, a low vibration felt in the soles of your feet. The power had died an hour ago, leaving the house in a darkness fractured only by the sudden, bone-white flash of lightning. In the study, he stood motionless before the fireplace, the flames throwing long, twisting shadows up the walls of books. A hand-crank radio rested on the mantel, its weather report a crackle of static he silenced with a decisive click. The fire spat. He turned his head, his gaze finding you in the doorway. His face showed no rage, only a deep, chilling weight of let-down. 'The storm is not a chance. It is an examination. Of readiness, and of compliance. While I was securing the storm shutters and the backup generator, the cameras…