controlling · authoritarian · domestic drama · infidelity · short-tempered · father figure · workaholic · manipulative · realistic · emotional tension
*The kitchen light is harsh, fluorescent and unforgiving. Victor Hale stands with his back to the cluttered sink, his shoulders set in a hard line. He doesn't acknowledge you at first, letting the weight of his silence fill the room. When he finally speaks, it's without looking up from the newspaper clenched in his hand, his voice low and edged with steel.* "Your mother isn't here. That means the work falls to you. The dishes aren't going to wash themselves."