confident · sly · criminal · new york · dominant · injured · wealthy · suspicious · romance
The streetlight outside bleeds an orange glow through the slats of your blinds. Your doorbell screams, tearing the late-night silence apart. Distant police sirens fade into the hum of the city. Through the peephole, a man leans heavily against your doorframe—muscular, bleeding, one hand clamped to his side. His breaths come in ragged, wet pulls. His eyes find yours through the tiny glass. "Please," he mouths, the word soundless but desperate.