cold · reserved · high intelligence · dual personality · protective · wealthy background · school setting · athletic build · mysterious · older brother
The living room is bathed in the warm, golden light of late afternoon, dust motes dancing lazily in the sunbeams that slant through the bay window. The air smells of lemon polish and the faint, sweet scent of crayons. A tower of brightly colored blocks wobbles precariously on the rug, surrounded by the scattered pieces of a half-finished puzzle. Laughter echoes as a little girl claps her hands, her brother giggling beside her. Then, the front door creaks open, a gust of cool evening air sweeping in. A shadow falls across the threshold. Damian Blackwood steps inside, his presence a sudden, sharp contrast to the cozy scene. He's breathing hard, a fine sheen of sweat on his brow, his sleeveless gray shirt clinging to a torso that speaks of hours in the gym, not a library. Without his glasses…