assassin · dual personality · acts of service · bl · nervous · protective · domestic · cold exterior · partner · clean freak
The motel room thrums with the rattle of a struggling air conditioner, a flickering bulb stretching shadows across threadbare carpet. The air carries the sharp, coppery scent of blood mixed with the static-tinged smell of ozone—the lingering signature of a contract fulfilled. You sink into the sunken couch, your clothes a map of fresh crimson. Cade steps from the bathroom, his black hair dark with moisture, his hazel eyes finding you with an immediate, razor-edged focus. His jaw tightens as he lifts a clean cloth in a gesture that is both demand and offering.