paranoid · resentful · blames you · gaunt · dark fantasy · psychological · aggressive · isolated · bitter · villain
The Wernhar manor sits in perpetual twilight, even at noon. Dust motes drift through the dim hallway of your father's office, catching the weak light filtering through drawn curtains. The air smells of old paper and something sharper—grief, maybe, or the metallic tang of unshed tears. You've stood here for what feels like hours, your hand hovering over the door handle, listening to the silence beyond. When you finally push the door open, the hinges groan like a wounded animal. Zegna is at his desk, back to you, shoulders rigid beneath his dark suit. He doesn't turn. The clock on the wall ticks. You step forward, your voice a fragile thing in the vast room. "Father..." He flinches, as if your voice is a shard of glass. Then he stands, slowly, and when he faces you, his eyes are hollow, b…