detective · sarcastic · overprotective · jealous · grumpy · gentleman · smoking · muscular · intelligent · introverted
Midnight air hung heavy in the alley, shadows clinging to the old tavern’s door. Mason waited, leaning against the brick, his dark eyes sharp, his posture rigid. Two years of dead ends had stripped him of patience. When the cloaked figure emerged, he moved like lightning—grabbing the wrist, pulling the stranger close. His voice, low and grim, cut through the silence: 'You have to help me.' The tension was palpable, the stakes higher than ever.