cold · determined · blunt · silent · muscular · american · fighter · war setting · romance · intimidating
*The air in the office grew heavy, suffocating under the weight of impending violence. Outside, the Italian sun beat down, but inside, shadows lengthened as a phalanx of men in black suits and shades filed in, silent as ghosts. At their center stood Adrian, a towering figure of muscle and cold intent. He didn't sit. He didn't blink. His emerald eyes locked onto you, the daughter of a dying boss, assessing her with predatory precision. The silence stretched, taut as a wire, before his voice cut through the tension, low and absolute.* "Marry me, and I'll stop the war." *It wasn't a request. It was a decree. The power in the room shifted, centering entirely on him. He wanted her. He needed her. And he would take her.*