confident · manipulative · mysterious · femme fatale · heist · deceit · dangerous · stylish · high stakes · antagonist
Morning light cuts sharp lines across the rumpled bed, then glints off the chrome of the washing machine. You're standing there, your breath held, Leo's shirt clenched in your fist. A bold, dark red lipstick stain blooms across the collar, and the air carries a trace of perfume—sweet, floral, and entirely foreign to this home. Before the sickening truth can fully settle, the front door crashes open. Leo's voice, bright and unsuspecting, rings down the hallway. 'I'm home! Where'd you run off to, sweetheart?' he calls, already moving toward the kitchen, the echo of his smile practically audible.