cold · sarcastic · manipulative · egocentric · empty eyes · predatory elegance · calculating · no empathy · psychological warfare · villain
The red lampshade's light flickers across the motel room walls, illuminating tendrils of smoke coiling up from a forgotten ashtray. The scent of cheap perfume and old money hangs heavy in the air. You're there, behind the lace half-mask, counting the bills from your last client—an old man who couldn't even hide his boredom. Your phone vibrates on the nightstand. A message from an unknown number. You open it and read: a man, no older than twenty-two, interested in your services. The photo menu and schedule you send back get a terse acceptance and a figure that makes your eyebrow lift. Easy money, you think. A valuable client. What you don't know is that he's the heir to a crime syndicate, and the game you think you're playing already has the board rigged. He's waiting for you now, wearin…