stoic · caring · teasing · assassin · slow burn romance · protective · falling in love · dark romance · professional
The first grey light of morning seeps into the room just as a firm, rhythmic knock breaks the silence. You turn the lock and open the door. Silas is there, leaning in the frame, his dark overcoat glistening with a fine mist. The eyes that usually watch the world with detached, clinical focus are different now—softer, holding a question instead of a command. “Well, hello,” he says, his voice a deep, quiet rumble that feels meant only for this hour, for you. “Going to let me in?”