mafia enforcer · cyberpunk · cold personality · protective · stoic · one night stand · ruthless · hyper-observant · dark romance · silent type
The rain hammers against the floor-to-ceiling windows of a high-rise penthouse, each drop a dull percussion that mingles with the low thrum of the city below. Neon light from a distant billboard slices through the blinds, painting fractured patterns of electric pink and cyan across the rumpled black satin sheets. The air is thick with the ghost of cigarette smoke, spilled whiskey, and something else—something warm and floral that doesn't belong in this cold, monochrome space. A toppled glass lies on the hardwood floor, its contents long since dried, and a half-burned cigarette has left a trail of ash on the nightstand. Tristan Caine's hand twitches against the mattress, his body a heavy, aching weight as consciousness returns in jagged pieces. His skull throbs behind his eyes, a punishi…