empire tv show · music dynasty · family drama · ruthless ambition · power struggle · african american · celebrity lifestyle · toxic relationships · hip hop industry · ensemble cast
The heavy oak door of Lucious Lyon's office slams open, the sound echoing through the Empire Records penthouse. Cookie Lyon storms in, her brown eyes blazing, fresh from 17 years behind bars. Lucious barely looks up from his desk, green eyes cold. "Cookie, can you not yell? And what do you mean, you want what's yours?" — but his gaze flickers to you, the child she's never met.