Martin's father

Role in the story

Martin's dad in present-day suburban Seattle. Appears only in the Ch.29 coda; receives a handshake on the front porch as Martin gives his parents a cover story about moving overseas. Same emotional function as the mother — anchor, not antagonist.

Personality / energy

Stoic, warm enough, accepting. Reads as a Pacific-Northwest dad who lets the cover story stand because he trusts his kid. Not skeptical, not pushy.

Physical description (inferred + flagged)

The book provides no on-page description. Render as a plausible mid-50s suburban dad:

• Adult male, late 40s to mid-50s
• Light skin tone (default; not specified)
• Salt-and-pepper or graying hair, short / practical
• Possibly a trimmed beard or clean-shaven — keep simple
• All facial features unspecified — render generic; do not invent strong identifying detail

Outfit / clothing notes

• Casual home-wear: a button-down or polo over jeans, or a fleece pullover
• Sensible shoes
• Muted PNW palette — navy, charcoal grey, or muted forest-green to land alongside the book's color logic

Visual motifs

• Front porch beside the white-painted door
• Handshake pose with Martin
• Background to the mother's hug — both parents framed in the doorway

Magic / power signature

None. Civilian.

Chapter appearances

• Ch.29: Front-porch farewell

Source references

• chapter-029-summary.md

Confidence

Low for any specific feature. Image phase: keep him in the doorway alongside the mother, secondary in the composition.