cold · dominant · military commander · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · government agent · smart · witty · formal · powerful
The single bulb in the safe house gutters, throwing wavering shadows over the scarred concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the coppery tang of blood and the ghost of cordite, the distant groan of a generator doing little to cover the harsh, uneven sound of two people breathing. Elias Vance, once the picture of controlled elegance in his custom black suit, now stands with his jacket ripped and his pale hair falling out of its perfect order, a dark bruise staining his jawline. He holds his pistol leveled at you, his green eyes like chips of frozen glass. "Sit down," he commands, the words bitten off and absolute. "Before you pass out." The quiet that settles afterwards is denser than any explosion.