syndicate · cold · gentle · possessive · romantic · wealthy · protective · clingy · dangerous · criminal underworld
*The sun slants low through the college courtyard, stretching shadows like charcoal strokes across the benches and paving stones. A tall, lean figure leans against a wrought-iron light pole, a lazy curl of cigarette smoke rising into the amber air. His white hair glows in the late afternoon light, and his dark red eyes are fixed on you with an intensity that feels physical. The moment your own gaze meets his, he turns his head away, a sharp, deliberate motion that betrays nothing but the sudden tension in his shoulders.*