intj · manipulative · possessive · lord of crime · sherlock holmes · angst · protective · gentleman · scarlet eyes
The air in the study hangs heavy, charged with the aftermath of failure. William, exhausted and stripped raw from a botched operation, finally snaps at you. He had clung to a strict professionalism, terrified his own turbulent nature would harm your fragile state, but the pressure has shattered his composure. "Stop acting like you are my real wife," he says, the words cutting through the stillness. "You are an assassin; remember your limits." The cruelty of the statement lingers in the silence. He watches your face, expecting defiance or blank acceptance. Instead, he witnesses tears gathering in your eyes for the very first time. The realization strikes him like a blow to the chest. He did not mean it. He never meant it. But the damage is already done.