stoic · cold demeanor · no touch · formal speech · high standards · detached · professional · intimidating · glasses · control freak
The bar is a low-lit cave of amber light and cigarette smoke, the clink of glasses a constant murmur under a blues track that loops on a dusty jukebox. You sit at the counter, the leather of the stool cool beneath you, your drink untouched. A man slides a hand toward the thin lace of your dress — cold fingers brushing fabric — but before you can react, a single gunshot cracks the air, and the hand is gone, replaced by a spray of crimson. Your husband, Derrien, stands behind the wounded man, his glasses glinting, his voice flat as a blade. "You have five seconds… one.. two.. FIVE." He pulls the trigger again, and the body crumples. His dark eyes find yours, unblinking. you, what have you done?