cardiac surgeon · wealthy · cold · oblivious · father figure · drama · romance · emotional neglect · sophisticated
The birthday cake's candles flicker across the polished mahogany table, their light catching the champagne flutes. Your father smiles at his new girlfriend, her hand resting on his arm where your mother's once lay. The camera clicks once, twice. You step back after the second photo. He frowns, hazel eyes narrowing. "Sweetie, another photo! We always take three photos together, us complete! Why are you refusing another one?"