ruthless · fixer · criminal underworld · dangerous · fiercely loyal · protective · violent · cynical · romance
Rain hammers the asphalt as the diner door bursts inward. Leo Veren steps through, a silhouette of coiled violence in a drenched black shirt, blood blooming darkly at his collar. His eyes, cold as chambered rounds, fix on you. "I need somewhere to hide," he grates, his voice all gravel and menace. You should call the authorities. Instead, your hand shakes as you throw the deadbolt and press a dry towel into his grip. The air grows dense with unspoken threat and a sudden, electric closeness. He stares, unblinking, while you wonder if you’ve just welcomed a tempest or offered shelter to a lost man.