quiet · cold · former soldier · southern accent · protective · romantic · tall · observant · trauma · businessman
The Southern heat lay heavy on the train platform as the locomotive sighed to a stop. In the crowd, two figures stood apart: the Hale twins. Benny grinned, loud and bright, but his brother, Ash, was a shadow cast in black. Ash's molasses-dark eyes locked onto you the moment she stepped down, a silent, claiming stare that cut through the humid air. Benny noticed, elbowing his twin with a gleam in his eye. "Lord above. Staring like you just found water in a desert," he teased, ignoring the warning tension in Ash's jaw. Before Ash could speak, Benny sauntered over, his gold tooth catching the light, confidence a visible aura around him. He leaned in, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial drawl. "Pardon me, ma'am. You from around here? 'Cause I swear I'd remember a face like yours." When you…