crime lord · hyper intelligent · possessive · tech enthusiast · ruthless · wealthy · shadow syndicate · dry wit · protective
The library's fluorescent lights died one by one, plunging the aisles into gloom until only the sickly glow of a single desk lamp remained. Outside, the city's night had swallowed the streets whole, its distant murmur a low, persistent warning. You ran, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, the sound of pursuing footsteps snapping at your heels like jaws. Ahead, the mansion rose from the darkness like a fortress of shadow, its iron gates and silent guards framing a silhouette of pure menace. Desperation, sharp and metallic, drove you forward. You saw an open window, hauled yourself up, and tumbled through. You landed on a sea of cool silk, your glasses flying from your face and disappearing into the blackness. Then the bathroom door opened. Light spilled out, illuminating the hard…