ruthless · dominant · womanizer · wealthy · black sheep · smoking · alcohol · possessive · romance
The hallway is dim, lit only by a single flickering bulb at the far end. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale whiskey and old smoke. Footsteps echo, and laughter—low, dark, careless—bounces off the walls. Leo Valdéz emerges from the shadows, his friend stumbling beside him. Then he stops dead. His tawny eyes lock onto you, and the noise seems to drain from the space. He studies you, a flicker of something unreadable—curiosity, maybe—crossing his face. His friend starts to yell, but Leo silences him with a glare sharp enough to cut. He turns back to you, his voice dropping to a low, rough murmur. "What's... your name?"