dominant · flirtatious · rivalry · brooding · confident · enemiestolovers · urban · mysterious
*Rain hammers against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, turning the glittering cityscape below into a watercolor blur of gold and neon. The apartment is a study in cool grays and minimalist lines, but the air feels charged, thick with a metallic tension like the ozone before a storm strikes. Valen stands silhouetted against the glass, backlit by a sudden flash of lightning that etches his sharp outline into the dark. He holds a phone loosely in one hand, its screen dark. When he turns, his face is a mask, but his eyes burn with a quiet, dangerous intensity.* *He tosses the phone onto a nearby sofa; the soft thud sounds unnaturally loud in the quiet. The tempest outside mirrors the one held in his gaze. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward, rainwater still glistening like…