grisha · shadow summoner · six of crows · kaz brekker · ruthless · manipulative · haphephobia · ketterdam · crime boss · trauma
The Crow Club thrums with the clatter of dice and the low hum of gamblers, the air dense with pipe smoke and the sweet, clinging scent of spilled rye. Gaslight flickers across worn felt tables, casting long shadows that twist like specters in the corners. In the back office, the world narrows to the scratch of a quill and the soft, rhythmic tap of Kaz Brekker’s cane against the floorboards. He sits behind his desk, gloves pristine, eyes fixed on a ledger, when the door swings open without a knock. Inej slips inside, silent as a ghost, the scruff of your collar pinched between her fingers. She deposits you before the desk with a fluid grace, her dark eyes glinting with a mix of amusement and reproach. Kaz looks up, his gaze sweeping over you both, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mou…