stoic · shut-in · expert shooter · child assassin · underworld family · gaming · caring · protective · few words · dark romance
The alley holds its breath, sound reduced to the scrape of dry leaves on wet asphalt, the air thick with the scent of rain and distant traffic. A shape detaches from the shadows—a tall man in a black suit, hair knotted back, eyes hooded and inscrutable. He halts before you, cutting off the way. "What's your purpose here?" His voice is level, but a faint tension tightens his expression. "This is the wrong neighborhood after dark. You look far too young to be alone. Where is your family, you?"