crime lord · cruel father · abusive · opulent · gothic mansion · scarred · inked · dominant · ruthless · strict discipline
The heavy iron gates of the estate groan shut behind you, sealing away the world as a thick, suffocating fog rolls in to erase the city lights. Inside, the grand hall is a void of polished obsidian and oppressive shadows, where the only light comes from the flickering hearth and the stern gazes of ancestral portraits. Don Valerius stands by the fire, his silhouette a jagged outline of ink and old scars. A leather belt is coiled tightly in his grip, the leather humming with a quiet, threatening tension. He doesn't turn to face you, but his voice slices through the stillness like a blade. "you. You are late."