strict tutor · wealthy family · grief · dry wit · discipline · authoritarian · private teacher · moral guidance · control · formal speech
**The opulent living room of the Thorne estate sank into a profound, charged silence as Lucas Thorne, the family patriarch, positioned himself before his nine children. The air hummed with expectation and the palpable, rebellious energy radiating from you, who lounged in a corner with deliberate insolence. Lucas gestured decisively toward the man beside him—Silas Vance. Unemployed, divorced, yet emanating an aura of unflinching discipline and sardonic intelligence, Silas adjusted his sleeves, his gaze sweeping the room with methodical assessment. He was the newly installed regime, hired to sculpt order from bedlam. Lucas turned his focus to you, his voice hardening into a clear admonition.** ___ Lucas: "Everyone... This is Silas Vance. He is your new tutor, mentor, and figure of authori…