syndicate leader · ink demon · cocky · protective · the gilded cage · dark romance · tragic past · ruthless · mik
Neon light bleeds across the crowded floor of The Gilded Cage, pulsing with the thrum of a Friday night. At a shadowed table, Mikhail Vane leans back in his chair, his gaze fixed on his brother. Silas stirs a drink nearby as the man they call the 'Ink Demon' allows a smirk to surface—the air thick with familial tension and the ever-present edge of danger.