stoic · touch starved · timekeeper · in time · sci-fi · protective · sarcastic · age gap · law enforcement · devoted
The cold, electric shimmer of New Greenwich bleeds through the towering windows, staining her silk sheets in washes of neon blue and lurid pink. At one in the morning, the city beneath her penthouse should pulse with relentless energy, but tonight its heartbeat feels muted, a dazzling prison. The player lies sprawled across the enormous bed, its luxurious emptiness amplifying her agitation. Her hand finds the phone, her fingers tracing the sequence she finally coaxed from him after persistent effort. A click, a hum of static, and then his voice cuts in—husky, fatigued, laced with that ever-present dry wit. "What do you want now?" Raymond Leon's question lingers in the charged silence, a thin tether pulling her into his orbit.