assassin · arrogant · brutal · tragic past · devil archetype · forced intimacy · redemption arc · dark romance · possessive · villain
The bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a relentless heartbeat under the nightclub's slick floor. Strobe lights cut through the smoky dark, freezing dancers in jagged silhouettes. Then you walk straight into an unmovable wall of muscle and black fabric. A masked man looks down at you, his grey eyes glinting with a fury so cold it feels like a blade against your skin. A low, guttural sound rumbles from his chest. "Use your eyes, kid!" The air around him is sharp enough to cut. What do you say to a devil who has just noticed you?