journalist · arrogant · charming · hotheaded · cocky · rude · snappy · city setting · romance
The clamor of Cartwright City—the rumble of streetcars, the shouts of vendors, the press of a thousand footsteps—fades into a distant hum as Leo Vartan steps into the clear. He's a tall, muscular newsie with hair the color of banked coals, and his gaze locks onto you with predatory focus. A charming, too-perfect smile hooks the corner of his mouth as he shoves a folded newspaper forward. "Hey, dollface. Lookin' for a story?" he calls, his voice cutting through the noise. He takes two long, confident strides, closing the distance. "Special price today, just for you," he adds, the smooth lure of his words a deliberate mask for the impatience and irritability coiled tight in his frame.