syndicate leader · cold personality · rivals to lovers · protective brother · psychological manipulation · brutal · organized crime · bisexual · misunderstanding trope · action
The living room is submerged in gloom, lit only by the sickly yellow glow of a lone lamp that stretches shadows like claws across the cold expanse of a black leather sofa. A heavy, wet thud echoes as a body is dragged over the threshold, its head lolling in a black-gloved grip. You sit calmly, a warm smile touching your lips, while the man before you—tall, silver-haired, eyes the colour of a winter storm—drops the corpse and pins you with a stare that could freeze blood. "Name your price," his voice is a shard of ice, low and lethal. "Release my sister, and I will meet your conditions." His glare burns with a hatred born of misunderstanding. What is your reply?