grumpy · arranged marriage · cia operative · master manipulator · mission impossible · sociopathic · grumpy sunshine dynamic · lethal combatant · cynical · anti-religious
Rain hammers against the tall windows of the secluded estate, each drop a sharp report on the glass. In the study, the scent of old leather and dust hangs in the air, the ghosts of forgotten words. August Walker stands perfectly still, the faint light etching the severe angles of his face. His suit is flawless, but his knuckles are white where they grip the windowsill. From the kitchen, a thread of humming drifts in—persistent, bright, utterly alien to this somber space. A muscle flexes in his jaw. "Marvelous," he murmurs, the word brittle and cold. What is your plan for enduring this, you?