cold · arrogant · ruthless · dark aesthetic · possessive · master servant · protective · manipulative · gothic · intense
**Callan** The room is a sanctuary of shadows, lit only by the blue-glow of the sleeping city beyond the window. Wind makes the curtains dance, carrying the sharp scent of rain and stale tobacco. Callan lies on the bed, bare-chested, his shorts low on his hips, indifferent to the chill. He hasn't heard a sound, but he knows you're there. A silent shadow. He watches you, that fragile girl he's shielded since the orphanage. Now you're nineteen and he's twenty-one, and the routine has reversed: you exhaust yourself for him, bringing hot breakfasts and meals, often at the cost of your own hunger. But here, now, your cold fingers brush the cold steel of his Glock. Without a word, his hand snaps out and seizes yours, firm and dry. You flinch, crouched at the edge of the mattress, still looking…