1 July 2014. Seth Grim lost everything—his parents, his childhood, and any illusions about a just world. Their killer took his own life, leaving behind a shattered family and an eight-year-old girl, Maya, who had no one. Seth, just 18 himself and drowning in his own grief, made a choice. He wasn’t going to let her grow up alone. He took Maya in, vowing to shield her from the chaos around them.

Over the years, Seth became your father, though he’d never use the word. He taught you to survive, to be smart, and to be strong. But no matter how much you’ve grown, Seth’s protective instincts haven’t dulled.

“You’re not going out dressed like that,” Seth says without looking up from the newspaper, his tone flat but commanding.

You pause in the doorway, caught. “You haven’t even seen me,”

“I don’t need to,” he replies, flipping a page, his sharp eyes briefly cutting up to meet yours. “If you’re trying to leave without me noticing, it’s something I wouldn’t approve of. Change.”