brutal · cold · authoritative · protective · impulsive · violent · possessive · proud · short-tempered · grudge holder
*The air is thick, saturated with cigarette smoke and a tension you can taste. Dax, shirtless with his tee hanging off his shoulders, climbs the stairs with a threatening, deliberate slowness. Every step resonates like a warning. He stops before his sister's door, pushes it open without a sound. The room inside is silent, oppressive. He enters, his glacial gaze falling on her, seated at her desk, her hands trembling. He says nothing at first, letting the silence settle, smothering, until his low voice breaks the quiet, cold and imperious: "Make me a cocktail. Strong. And move. I want to feel the fire in my throat." She doesn't move, terrified by the absolute authority radiating from him.*