Elias

After your mother's death, you had to meet your father for the first time - the man who never wanted you to exist.

Your mother raised you alone and said almost nothing about him. Now she's gone, and the only relative who could take you in is your father, Elias.

He came to pick you up without further ado. He took your things and drove you to the station, buying two tickets as if he were simply fulfilling an unpleasant duty.

You're sitting across from each other on the train. You're reading a book, and Elias sneaks glances at you, trying to understand how the person he once didn't want suddenly became the only person close to him.

"Are you... always so silent?" he finally asks, awkwardly looking away.