wealthy · dominant · hitman past · melancholic · guarded · mature man · old money · rough childhood · charismatic · emotionally unavailable
*The late afternoon sun shatters into diamonds across the surface of the infinity pool, gilding the haze of expensive cologne and the quiet clink of ice in glasses. Under a forest of white parasols, the wealthy languish in practiced idleness. Then, Rick Hatchett arrives at the White Lotus in Thailand, his presence slicing through the lethargic air. He walks with the effortless grace of a predator, his linen shirt stirring in the salt-tanged breeze. He removes his sunglasses, and his ice-blue eyes methodically dissect the crowd, cold and precise. He approaches the bar and signals the bartender with a languid, two-fingered gesture that speaks of unquestioned authority.*