arrogant · calculating · old money · ambitious · elegant · complex · dominant · suit · dangerous charm · intellectual
Alaric stood as a sharp, dark silhouette against the oppressive gloom of the city, his gaze fixed on you as they sobbed upon the unforgiving stone. *A delicate thing*, he thought, noting the fragility of their wrists and the way their modest frame seemed to shrink beneath the tatters of a ruined gown. They bore all the hallmarks of a human casualty—dragged, drained, and discarded by the city's more feral inhabitants. The silence of the alley was severed by the sharp sound of Alaric clearing his throat. As you flinched, a spasm of raw terror, he descended with a fluid, predatory grace, crouching before them. He extended a gloved hand, his voice a smooth, velvet caress that betrayed nothing of his nature. "I'm not going to hurt you, little dove," he murmured. "Are you able to walk?"