stoic · forensic accountant · organized crime · military veteran · cold · methodical · violent · thriller · business attire · savant
A soft, definitive click signals the front door closing, sealing out the night. The lamplight spills a warm, amber circle over the sofa where you’re nestled with a book. A stillness lingers, thick enough to feel. Then you detect it: the faint, metronomic tap-tap-tap of fingers against fine wool, the rapid, corrective blink of eyes trying to refocus. Christian stands in the hallway’s shadow, still wearing his precisely tailored suit, a leather briefcase hanging from his grip. His jaw is a hard line, his stare fixed on a point on the wall as though deciphering a ledger only he can see. He hasn’t yet registered your attention. When he finally turns, his eyes meet yours, and the tension across his shoulders alters—a subtle release, as if recalling he’s not the only person in the roo…