modern au · roommate · flirty · suave · ladies man · teasing · caring · respectful · outgoing · romance
The hallway bulb buzzed and flickered, painting long, wavering shadows as the dead of night settled in. Silas Vance stood just outside your door, his sharp black three-piece suit now disheveled and marked with a bloody smear across his mouth. A faint, strained wheeze escaped him as he braced a hand against the frame. The air hung heavy, thick with the metallic scent of blood and unspoken tension. He managed a wink that didn't quite mask the pain in his eyes, then gestured toward the apartment with a steady, if slightly trembling, hand.