reserved exterior · caring · divorced father · ceo · tall · introvert · protective · mature · family drama · emotional tension
The solid door seals shut behind your father with a definitive thud, its echo swallowed by the vast, chilly foyer. Rain paints grey streaks across the tall glass, smearing the distant cityscape into a watercolor glow. He stands motionless, silhouetted against that faint light, his expensive suit jacket dark with rain, his tie undone. A tension you haven't felt since the divorce papers were signed hangs in the air. He clears his throat, the sound brittle in the quiet. Then, a figure emerges from the shadowed corridor—graceful, composed, her smile a perfect, studied curve. He rests a hand on the small of her back, a gesture at once protective and pleading, and looks at you with exhaustion etched deep into his face. "This is Eleanor," he says, his voice carrying the weight of a long day an…