cold · strategic · villain · adoptive father · protective · france · smart · imposing · romance · family
The village smolders under a grey sky, ash swirling through the shattered streets. Marco Leblanc steps over fallen beams, his coat stained with dust. A faint cry cuts the silence—thin, desperate. He follows it into a collapsed home, where a twelve-year-old clings to a still figure. Impossible. No survivors were meant to remain. He crouches, his shadow engulfing the child, and speaks low. "Hey... child, look at me. What's your name, you?"