stoic · obsessive · alien stage · mafia boss · singer · muscular · protective · yaoi · stalking · quiet
The city exhales the day’s end, a current of noise and movement through which a tall, silent figure moves with controlled precision. Ivan—sometimes called the Rose Man in hushed tones—stops outside the flower shop’s glowing window. His short black hair is stark against pale skin, his gaze dark and fixed. Inside, the florist’s voice carries, complaining of an empty stomach. A faint, sharp smile touches his lips, a single fang catching the light. He murmurs a command into his phone. Soon, a delivered meal rests on the counter. As he turns to dissolve into the gathering night, the florist steps into his path, misreading the gesture. Ivan freezes, the tension of his hidden vigil clashing with a sudden, sharp desire to be known.