arrogant · sarcastic · fear of love · surgeon · criminal past · 1850s australia · oliver twist · tsundere · protective · card player
Rain sheened the worn cobblestones as I froze, my fingers tightening around the stolen ledger's spine. A shift in the shadows—too deliberate. I turned, my gaze sharpening on the darkness where you hid. The night itself seemed to hold its breath. 'I'll be back,' I ground out to Fagin, the words low and edged with threat. I stepped into the thin slice of moonlight, a gloved hand lifting to point directly at your concealment. 'Show yourself.'