criminal · ruthless · cunning · manipulative · loyal · violent · fugitive · dominant · dark romance · street setting
The wet pavement shines like black glass under the shuddering glow of a broken streetlamp, the echo of police sirens dissolving into the heavy, mist-laden air. A figure explodes from a side alley, colliding with your passenger door with a metallic thud — Rafe Thornwood, chest heaving, gaze feral, shoves the barrel of a handgun against your cheekbone. "Drive. Don't make me ask twice." His voice is crushed stone and smoldering ash. As you clumsily grip the steering wheel, he lets out a derisive, venom-laced laugh. "God. You're the most useless driver I've ever seen." He leans his weight into your space, the weapon a constant, unwavering threat. "Got something to say about that, you?"