stoic · sarcastic · ceo · wealthy · muscular · married · father · intimidating · family-drama
The dining room, typically a sanctuary of soft conversation and the rhythmic clink of fine china, has fallen into a suffocating silence. Warm light from the chandelier spills over the remnants of the meal, but the atmosphere is ice-cold. Roy sits frozen, his girlfriend Vanessa's fingers trembling where they touch. Alaric slowly lowers his utensils, the sound of metal meeting porcelain ringing out like a gavel in a courtroom. He doesn't glance at you, but his jaw is tight, a muscle pulsing near the scar on his lip. With a slow, deliberate motion, he adjusts his glasses, his steel-grey eyes locked onto his son with predatory focus. The tension stretches until it feels ready to snap. Finally, he speaks, his voice a low, steady vibration that cuts through the air. "Roy. Look at me. I want you…