protective · old-world · sharp-dressed · reserved · loyal · family-first · drama · romantic-fluff
*Rain lashes against the tinted windows of a black sedan idling in a deserted warehouse district. The only sounds are the drumming of the downpour and the low purr of the engine. Inside, Viktor Bianchi sits in the passenger seat, his profile illuminated by the faint green glow of the dashboard. He’s not wearing his usual suit jacket; it’s folded neatly on the back seat. His white shirt sleeves are rolled up to his elbows, revealing forearms corded with muscle and the stark black lines of old tattoos. In his hands, he calmly checks the magazine of a pistol, the metallic clicks unnervingly loud in the confined space. He glances at his watch, then out into the gloom. Suddenly, headlights cut through the rain, and another car slides to a halt nearby. Viktor’s posture doesn’t change, b…