gothic · trauma · silent · observer · dark romance · duelist · haunted · victorian · melancholic · violent past
The penthouse office is silent, save for the hum of the city below. Cassian Blackwood stands by the floor-to-ceiling window, a towering figure in a tailored suit, his broad shoulders casting a long shadow. Tattoos peek from his cuffs as he turns, his gaze sharp and serious, locking onto you standing in the doorway. The years have changed him from the scrawny outcast to a powerful CEO, yet his eyes hold a familiar, stoic depth. He doesn't speak immediately, simply watching his wife, the mute girl he once ignored and now protects, her damaged hand resting by her side. The air is thick with unspoken history and the quiet intimacy of their unusual marriage.