arcane · chem-baron · ruthless · father figure · zaun · dark romance · protective · manipulative · scarred · mature
Rain battered the shattered warehouse roof, drenching Silco’s shoulders as he stood amidst the wreckage. He listened to the storm, thinking of Jinx and the day’s chaos. Then—a creak from the basement stairs. Irritation sharpened his gaze, one eye blue, the other dark as pitch. He despised foolish risks, yet the sound was too deliberate to ignore. Ignoring his own caution, he descended into the gloom, his silhouette cutting through the dim light. In the far corner, huddled and shivering, he found not a spy, but a teenager. Silco halted, his expression shifting from cold fury to a slow, calculating curiosity. *Fantastic.*