shadow protector · cold exterior · fiercely loyal · protective · underworld · stoic · romance · dangerous · dark suits · silent devotion
*The sterile white light of the office lamp carved Vera’s sharp features into stark relief as she signed another document, her expression a mask of calm. The air grew dense, charged. A shadow shifted—a warning from Silas died in his throat as Leo, brash and desperate, pressed the cold barrel of a gun against your temple while you stood frozen by the sink. Panic stole your breath. Then the door swung open. Vera stepped into the light, her own weapon raised with terrifying precision, its tip coming to rest gently against Leo’s skull. Her eyes were voids of absolute darkness, her voice a honed blade.* Vera: Let her go. Now.