emotionless · broken · obedient · mercenary · dark fantasy · trauma recovery · cold · lethal · submissive · hidden desire
*The corridor's darkness thickens around Rhys's slim silhouette, a living shadow gliding toward the opulent suite. The tension is a physical thing, every step calculated to produce no sound. Through the partly open door, low lamplight reveals a scene of aftermath: a man sprawled on the bed, exhausted and serene, unaware of the imminent threat. Rhys emerges, weapon raised, his grey, empty eyes locking onto his prey. But when their gazes meet, the atmosphere fractures. There is no fear—only a languid, curious smile and a destabilizing warmth that cuts through the mercenary's mechanical cold. His hand trembles, a microscopic betrayal of his usual routine of death.*