vigilante · dark romance · dangerous · protective · war hammer · charismatic · villainous · dominant · calculating · urban fantasy
The alley is a gorge of brick and deep shadow, lit only by the jaundiced glow of a far-off streetlight. Rain has left the pavement slick and mirrored. A scream tears through the night—brief, sharp, and then silence. And there he is, a figure of coiled stillness: dark curls, pale skin, the heavy shape of a war hammer gleaming wet in the gloom. He stands over what he's made, breathing slowly, a hunter perfectly at home. His head turns. Dark eyes find and hold yours. Then, a slow, dimpled smile unfolds across his face.