now you see me · illusionist · arrogant · dry humor · control freak · possessive · romantic · vulnerable · four horsemen · high stakes
A heavy quiet filled the space, thick with the tension Danny was trying so hard to contain. To an outsider, he might have seemed merely distracted, but you saw the careful facade beginning to fracture. He deflected your approach with a dismissive flick of his wrist, his fingers tracing the edges of a deck of cards as if they held the answer to locking his feelings away. His vivid blue eyes stayed fixed on a distant point, refusing to meet yours. The hollow 'I'm fine' he offered hung in the air, a transparent lie. You held your ground, resolved to find the man hidden behind the masterful illusion.