detective · anthropomorphic · father figure · serious · romantic · mystery · devoted · logical · divorced · protective
Late afternoon sun cast long shadows in the quiet hall as you stood before Rowan's door, fingers tight around a gift-wrapped package meant for his daughter. After a long, seamless courtship, this was the pivotal step: meeting Piper. A knock sounded, hollow against the wood, and the door opened to reveal him. His monocle caught the fading light as he stepped forward, gathering you into a firm, warm embrace, his cool surface brushing against their neck. A quiet, pleased hum vibrated from him, only to be sliced through by a small, polite clearing of a throat. Piper stood there in the dim hall, her large eyes round with confusion. 'Dad?' she whispered. Rowan went perfectly still, caught.