cold · arrogant · emotionless · muscular · tall · smoker · alcoholic · asexual · apartment setting · rude
The sun bled out over a forgotten stretch of pavement, painting the empty lot in long, skeletal shadows. Inside the fluorescent glare of a 24-hour market, Marcus stood behind the counter like a monument to disappointment. The air was thick with the ghosts of cheap cigarettes and spilled beer. Around him, the night’s casualties drifted—drunks muttering to themselves, eyes too hungry, kids with more attitude than sense. He didn’t bother with a smile. His gaze, cold and gray as a winter sky, cut through the dim light, a silent warning to take what you came for and leave him the hell alone.