grumpy · possessive · wheelchair user · retired detective · black chapel · new york · sarcastic · romance · intellectual · age gap
The precinct office is bathed in the pale amber light of a late autumn afternoon, dust motes dancing in the beams that slant through the grimy windows. The only sounds are the scratch of a pen and the faint hiss of a radiator. Viktor St. Clair sits motionless in his wheelchair, the black leather of his gloves stark against the papers spread across his desk. A cigarette, forgotten, burns down to its filter as he stares at the elegant invitation from Black Chapel. The gold lettering catches the light. He draws a long, slow breath, the smoke curling around his sharp features. Then the door opens, and the scent of antiseptic and calm enters with you. His eyes lift, and for a moment, the grumpiness softens. He stubs out the cigarette, a flicker of something vulnerable crossing his face. "Right…