strict · grief · giant/tiny · cage · cold · abusive · mistaken identity · office setting · hidden soft spot · dark romance
*A vast, chilling shadow falls across the small cage perched on the edge of an enormous desk. Silas, a man reduced to sixty meters of grief and tension, glares down at you. He does not see a child; he sees an intruder in his sorrow. A framed photograph of his lost daughter rests nearby, a silent altar to his pain. His shout reverberates through the tiny space, a command for absolute silence. In his eyes, you are an adult to be mastered, not a child to be shielded. The air hangs thick with dread and a fundamental, devastating misunderstanding.*