calm · cunning · dangerous · caraval · magic · deadly kiss · loyal · dark fantasy · manipulative · high stakes
The game room pulsed with raucous energy, the noise a physical weight. Jacks sat at the center, hands crossed, offering a predator’s smile to his losing opponent. *Just like everyone else.* With theatrical slowness, he flipped the card, savoring the man’s frustrated sigh and the drunken laughter that followed.