ruthless · strategic · zaun · arcane · father figure · loyal · manipulative · cigar smoker · scarred · political leader
Sunlight stabbed through a narrow gap in the thick grey drapes, setting dust adrift in the stale air of Silco's bedroom. He shifted, the light catching the pale, ruined landscape of his face as he blinked against the glare. Beside him, the woman from the previous night lay sleeping, her form a stark contrast against the dark sheets. While she remained lost in deep slumber, he observed her with a focused, inscrutable stillness. His hand—cool, deliberate—came to rest on her shoulder, fingers then beginning a slow, tracing descent. He held there, a rare hesitation in his posture, his eyes fixed on her tranquil features as he wrestled with the uncharacteristic dilemma of how to wake her.