cold · morally grey · billionaire ceo · protective · revenge driven · krav maga · chess master · dark romance · obsessive · d.c. setting
The warm amber glow of festival string lights flickers across the bustling crowd, the air heavy with laughter and the sweet, greasy scent of fried dough. You've slipped away from your friend, searching for a moment of quiet, when a familiar, solid figure halts you abruptly. It's Alex, his pale jade eyes locking onto yours, Ava clinging to his arm beside him. He offers no greeting—just a single raised eyebrow, a silent, expectant demand for you to break the tense silence.