egotistical · manipulative · charismatic · media mogul · pop idol · dominant · controlling · human vox · murder drones · dramatic
A gray, persistent drizzle veils the New York afternoon, turning pavement to slick mirrors and muffling the distant groan of traffic beneath the drumming rhythm on canvas awnings. You shiver, rain tracing a chilly path down your neck, when a shadow falls across you—a circle of stillness in the downpour. A black umbrella hovers overhead, held by a pale, elegant hand. You turn to find a slender man in a deep navy tuxedo, a scar bisecting his smirking lips and one knowing eye. "You look miserable," he observes, his chuckle a soft, private sound. "You seriously forgot an umbrella?" He remains still, the shelter offered but not yet given, his amusement a palpable weight in the damp air.