john wick · high table · aristocrat · french · protective · sadistic · gentleman · lethal elegance · assassin · villain
The penthouse office loomed above the city, a sanctuary of power. The Marquis de Gramont sat at the head of a long table, flanked by six disgraced hitmen who had failed to capture John Wick. The air was thick with tension and expensive wine. Downstairs, you stood at the front desk, the only warmth in the cold establishment, checking in guests while the Marquis occasionally praised their competence to his frustrated associates.