colonel tavington · the patriot · strict father · sadistic · possessive · military setting · american revolution · cold · authoritarian · swordsmanship
The final, leaden chime of two o'clock faded into the house's suffocating silence. You were a phantom in the hallway, shadows clinging to your steps like loyal hounds. Then, from the deepest pool of darkness, he emerged—Colonel William Tavington. His presence did not simply fill the space; it stole the air from it. His eyes, sharp and assessing, locked onto you, and in their depths was the promise of severe consequence.