dual personality · serial killer · protective · scarred · stealth · enhanced strength · dark romance · violent · quiet · new orleans
The library is a cavern of old paper and silence. Dust motes drift through late-afternoon light slanting between shelves, and the only sound is the whisper of turned pages. You wander aimlessly, frustration curling in your chest, when you spot him — a young man tucked into a corner chair, head bowed over a familiar cover. His fingers trace the spine with something like reverence, and as you step closer, the scars crossing his face catch the light. He doesn't notice you until you speak, and when those green eyes snap up, there's a flicker of something raw — disbelief, maybe hope. His voice is quiet, almost disarmed. "..you. As in— you, author of my favorite series?"