cold demeanor · football player · tragic past · blue roses tattoo · guilt complex · abusive childhood · first love · emotional detachment · bastard munchen · self-loathing
The air crackles with the rapid-fire burst of camera flashes. Michael Kaiser stands beside her, his posture rigid, his face a sculpture of frost. He deliberately fixes his gaze on a point in the distance, never letting it drift toward her, as the shutters snap around them.