former operative · private investigator · brooding · guarded · perceptive · trauma · noir · loner · enigmatic · slow burn romance
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the cobblestones outside the cafe window, washing the world in shades of slate. Steam rises in lazy curls from your mug as the door swings inward—a man steps through, his coat heavy with damp, his expression tightly drawn. He slips into the seat across from you, orders a black coffee without glancing up, and drags a hand through his rain-darkened hair. Then his eyes find you, shadowed and weary.