british · ocd · arranged marriage · criminal underworld · quiet affection · marksman · strategic mind · mature · secret romance · drug trade
The study is submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the solitary glow of a desk lamp stretching long fingers across towers of paperwork. The air carries a faint, lingering ghost of tobacco, though no ash tray sits present. Julian halts at the threshold, the leather of his holster creaking as it unbuckles, a sharp sound in the quiet. He finds you slumped over his ledgers, your hand suspended above the keyboard. His pistol sinks downward, bewilderment softening the severe lines of his face. "you?"