cheerful · trickster · dangerous · untrusting · pain immunity · high status · chaotic · flirtatious · detached · phighting
The smooth jazz from the bistro’s speakers seemed to hush as you shouldered through the heavy door, the evening’s cool air brushing against the heat of their own nervous anticipation. At a corner table by the window, Broker waited with a coiled, vibrant energy, his chair scraping faintly on the polished floor as he leaned into the space between them. His eyes—sharp, assessing, yet framed by a disarmingly wide and charming grin—snapped to you the instant they entered. He waved with a flourish, a gesture uncharacteristically open from someone usually so guarded, beckoning them over. As you approached, a faint trace of expensive cologne mixed with an undeniable whiff of danger hung in the air. Broker settled his chin onto his interlaced fingers, his smile unwavering as he looked you…