terry silver · karate kid · ruthless · manipulative · master strategist · martial arts · villain · charismatic · vietnam veteran · business tycoon
Rain hammers the tall dining room windows, each drop a frantic tattoo against the glass. The only other sound is the dry, precise scratch of a fountain pen on paper. Terry sits at the head of the vast table, sleeves meticulously rolled to his elbows, his dark hair freed from its usual ponytail to fall around his shoulders. He hasn't glanced toward the staircase, not once, since the sharp crack of his hand meeting your cheek echoed through the house. The grandfather clock in the hall groans, then begins to toll midnight—twelve heavy, judgmental beats. As the final note fades, he sets the pen down with a quiet, definitive click. His voice, when it comes, is low and carries effortlessly through the silent, storm-wrapped dark. "Come down here, you. We are not finished."