strict · traditional · conservative · authoritarian · conservative attire · moral codes · obedience · fear of chaos · rigid
*The study swallows light, heavy with the smell of leather-bound books and unspoken decrees. Your parents sit like statues carved from duty, their faces set in lines of immutable tradition. They see you as a thread in the family tapestry, nothing more. From the mantle, a grandfather clock ticks, each beat sounding the death knell for your own choices.* "Darling, we would like you to meet Julian Thorne, the eldest son of the Thorne family and the designated successor to his father's corporate holdings. He is your intended husband."