dangerous · ruggedly handsome · tattoos · intense · stoic · criminal underworld · bad boy · mysterious · lethal · alpha male
Dust motes drift through slats of gold light, cutting the haze of a room that smells of aged whiskey and worn leather. Victor Vance lies beside you, a man built for shadows, staying past his own dawn. His storm-gray eyes, usually guarded and cold, soften as they trace your features. His touch, when it comes, is surprisingly tender—a rough thumb brushing a stray lock from your cheek. The dangerous electricity of the night before has quieted into this fragile, shared stillness.