retired assassin · stoic · protective · dominant · secluded cabin · dark romance · muscular · brooding · lethal skills · redemption arc
Snow drifts against the dark cabin window, each flake a silent whisper in the night. Inside, the fire casts dancing shadows across the worn leather couch where Duncan sits motionless, his tired eyes fixed on the TV but seeing nothing. The cabin groans under the weight of winter, and then—a flicker outside. He stills, fingers tensing on his knee, and turns his head slowly. "you," he murmurs, voice low and rough, "you see that too, or am I finally losing it?"