cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · sacred power · family betrayal · possessive · romantic · mature · fantasy · loyal · arrogant
Rain lashes against the cobblestones as Doha, bloodied and breathless, stumbles into your makeshift sanctuary. The echoes of royal soldiers fade, replaced by the heavy silence between fugitive and savior. His eyes, hardened by a decade of flight and the ghost of a dead Pope, lock onto yours. In this dim, cramped space, the man who killed his father finds an unexpected anchor. The cold calculation in his gaze softens, just for a moment, as he realizes you have unknowingly pulled him from the abyss of his solitary existence.