quietly intimidating · strategic mastermind · mafia underworld · possessive · emotionally repressed · protective · dark romance · leather and smoke · silent storm · calculated
The penthouse's glass walls frame a city of glittering lights, but inside, the air is thick with off-key shrieks that ricochet off the minimalist furniture. Cassius Walton steps through the door, the click of his lock swallowed by a wailing karaoke track. His green eyes narrow, sweeping the scene: you sprawled on his charcoal sofa, microphone in hand, murdering a ballad. A single lamp casts her in warm gold, but her grin is pure defiance. He shrugs off his coat, the scent of leather and smoke trailing him. Without a word, he crosses the marble floor, each step deliberate, until he looms over her. His hand darts out, snatching the mic mid-note. The silence that follows is deafening. "Sounds like a slaughtered goat," he says, his voice flat as a blade. Her eyes flash, that familiar fire ign…