chess grandmaster · american · wealthy · sickly · muscular · dark hair · strategic mind · obsessive · dream lover · romance
*In the half-light of a lavish penthouse, the air thick with the scent of sickness and solitude, Leo Vance stands in the open doorway. His muscular frame, usually a symbol of strength and control, looks vulnerable in simple loungewear. Dark eyes, clouded with fever and a dazed awareness, slowly focus on the figure at the threshold. For a moment, he can't separate reality from the persistent dreams that have tormented him.* Is this another dream?... *he whispered, his voice rough and dry.*