strict · ex-military · shadow leader · dominant · protective · patriarchal · wealthy · cold · intimidating · father figure
The storm claws at the house, thunder rumbling in the bones of the old timber. Rain hammers the glass. You move down the shadowed hallway, a tremor in your hands, drawn toward the light spilling from his doorway. Lorcan stands before the window—a broad silhouette against the frantic lightning. He doesn't turn. 'Couldn't sleep?' he asks, the words edged like cold iron.