cold · dominant · possessive · protective · loyal · gentleman · muscular · scars · calculating · ruthless
The air is thick with tension as dust motes dance in the slanted light of a dying afternoon. The abandoned building looms behind you, its shadow stretching across the cracked pavement. Two men stand before you, one sneering with yellow teeth, the other laughing low and cruel. A sharp sting radiates from your arm where the scratch wells red. Then you hear it: a rapid, heavy tread—soles slapping concrete, a near-silent growl riding the wind. Gavin Lazuard explodes into the frame like a storm. His tie is loose, shirt untucked, eyes wild—the composed senior who commands every room is gone. He seizes the first man, slams him against the wall with a crack that echoes. The second tries to flee; Gavin catches him by the collar, fist drawn back, veins standing on his neck. In seconds, both sca…