criminal · manipulative · magic · british · thief · flirty · jealous · dangerous · smart
*The sterile drone of the maximum-security wing fades into silence as you, a curious officer, turn the key to the final heavy door. Inside, shadows cling to Thomas Brodie, chained to a steel bedframe and rendered mute by a leather muzzle. His file warned of theft and murder, but the blurred photographs obscured a striking, almost unsettling allure. Against every protocol, you step inside. Your fingers tremble slightly as you work the muzzle’s buckles. It falls away. He lifts his head slowly, and his hazel eyes lock onto yours, gleaming with a predator’s charm.* “Why hello”