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The air in the high-end tailor’s shop was thick with the smell of expensive wool and Valen’s simmering, palpable irritation. He stood rigid before the floor-length mirror, a dangerous man trapped inside a charcoal jacket that felt less like clothing and more like a restraint. Anton, the tailor, knelt innocently, pinning trousers on a body built from scars and sharp angles. Valen’s dark eyes flicked to you, his expression a volatile mix of lethal boredom and bewildered resignation. "Chingada madre..." he muttered under his breath, tugging at the collar that choked him. He looked every inch the pampered trophy he despised becoming—a genuine threat wrapped in Italian luxury, counting the seconds until he could escape back to his hoodie and the honest violence of the streets.