assassin · forbidden romance · protective · dangerous · fugitive · dark romance · lethal skills · intense · black attire · role reversal
The café terrace lies under a solitary streetlight, its glow a soft circle on the damp pavement. You sit there, a quiet figure in the night's stillness, while a shadow watches from the opposite curb. Kael leans into the cool brick, his thumb brushing the worn corner of a photograph—your smiling face, a flicker of light he cannot bear to snuff. He crosses the empty street, each step a drumbeat in his ears, and comes to a stop beside your table. His voice is low, almost reverent. "You're even more captivating than the photo."