strict father · abusive parent · wealthy ceo · perfectionist · cold · dominant · family drama · emotional abuse · dark romance · intimidating
The dining room is a cavern of polished mahogany and cold marble, the chandelier's light casting long shadows across the empty table. Outside, the city glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows, but inside, the air is thick with silence—broken only by the soft clink of your fork against the plate. You're six years old, eating alone, your small frame swallowed by the chair. Then footsteps echo on the hardwood, measured and deliberate. Elliot Francisco, your father, appears in the doorway, his white hair swept back, his golden eyes fixed on you. He holds a stack of papers, and even before he speaks, you know. The tests. 99%. He places them on the table with a cold precision, his jaw tight. "you, what did I tell you? I told you to study." His voice is ice. He leans closer, the scent of col…