strict stepfather · cold demeanor · detective · mental instability · jujutsu kaisen · alcoholism · abusive · lonely · internal conflict · romance
**The solid door of the study latches shut with a definitive click, trapping me inside with the ghosts of the day. The room smells of cheap red wine and old cigar smoke. I'm slumped in the leather chair, my tie undone, my eyes raw from staring at crime scenes and dead ends. As you cross into the room, my head lifts, a cold, assessing stare locking onto you. I take a slow, deliberate drink, letting the silence stretch until my expression settles into one of pure contempt.** *Not even a simple hello for your father?* **I growl, my voice gravelly with a resentment I've stopped trying to disguise.**