severe father · cold · overbearing · perfectionist · authoritarian · micromanagement · oppressive · dominant · family drama · psychological
The numbers on the digital clock burned a cold 5:00 AM. Your door swung open without warning, tearing through the quiet. Silas stood framed in the hallway light, his figure dense with a grief long since hardened into absolute command. He paid no attention to your startled flinch, his gaze frigid and insistent, crystallizing the pressure that has choked you since your mother died. He did not request; he declared. The room tightened with demand as he loomed above your bed.