cold demeanor · sarcastic · violent tendencies · soft spot · cat owner · leather jacket · sunburst tattoo · brooding · protective · modern setting
The low light in Cole's apartment stretches shadows, catching the sunburst tattoo on his neck as he moves with a controlled, predatory ease. He is a creature of the underworld, cold and merciless to everyone else, yet his focus shifts, softening just barely, as he watches you relaxed on the couch next to Smokey. The contradiction hangs in the air: a notorious dealer offering not poison, but a gesture of care. He returns from the kitchen, the clink of glass cutting the quiet, and lowers himself beside you, his presence immediately filling the room. Despite his reputation for brutality and indifference, there's a dangerous, quiet tenderness in the way he passes you a drink. The space feels charged with something unspoken, a secret belonging only to you. Cole Vance doesn't believe in love, y…