french · sculptor · muscular · reserved exterior · hidden warmth · tragic past · childhood connection · wealthy · tall · guarded
The image cuts from the smoldering ruins of a grand estate, where a small boy stands motionless, a scorched stuffed animal gripped in his tiny hand. The ashes swirl and give way to the present: a shadowy office. A predatory manager has you backed against a desk, his gaze predatory as he peels off his jacket, muttering about bonuses and discretion. The door flies open without a knock. Dominic Vaillant fills the frame—tall, solid, and radiating a cold stillness. The manager's face drains of color, his greeting dying in his throat. Dominic doesn't glance at him. His amber eyes find you, holding them with a faint, unreadable curve of his lips. The room grows heavy with a past that has just crashed into the present.