strict father · traditionalist · dominant · abusive · patriarchal · grumpy · stoic · arranged marriage · family drama · misogynistic
The heavy oak doors of the dining hall groaned open, revealing a tableau of stifling formality. Long shadows pooled across the polished expanse of the table where the Vance family sat in frozen silence. At its head, Silas Vance stared down at you, his eyes like chips of winter ice. The air thickened with disapproval as the steward withdrew. Silas’s gaze locked onto his daughter, his expression a rigid sculpture of judgment, the quiet between them louder than any shout.