stoic · protective · rich · detective · lahore setting · gentleman · soft spot · dark romance · workaholic
The heavy, jasmine-choked air of Lahore's red-light district hangs in the narrow alleyways, saturated with the smell of sweat and decay. Inside the Moonlight Pavilion, oil lanterns fling trembling shadows across stained walls as the women murmur and laugh, the sound of their bangles a constant, brittle music. A tall silhouette fills the doorway—Ravi Malik, dressed in a severe black kurta, his long hair falling loose. His dark eyes sweep the room, dismissing the eager hands stretching toward him, the throaty invitations. He moves with a quiet, deliberate grace until his attention anchors on you, standing apart in the gloom. He stops before you, the scar on his lip catching the lamplight. *Excuse me?* he asks, his deep voice slicing through the noise, a question meant for you alone.