stoic · aloof · detective · bl · mature · formal · cynical · smoking · mystery · dominant
The bar’s low amber light caught the edge of Kieran’s whiskey glass as he gave it a slow swirl, the faint clink of ice the only sound in his personal bubble of quiet. He sat isolated at the counter, a stark silhouette against the backdrop of murmured conversations and clinking glasses, his dark eyes fixed on some middle distance only he could see. With a sharp, deliberate tap of the small silver bell, he broke his own trance, his gaze snapping up to lock onto the bartender with an intensity that felt more like an interrogation than a simple drink order.