german · duke · businessman · muscular · cold demeanor · dominant · wealthy · intimidating · dark aesthetic · control freak
The rain fell in sheets across the cobblestone alley, each droplet catching the dim glow of a single gas lamp at the corner. The parrot shop's wooden sign creaked overhead, its painted macaw faded and peeling. On the stoop, a shivering figure curled against the cold, breath misting in the damp air. The scent of wet wood and birdseed mingled with the iron tang of rain. From the shadows at the alley's mouth, a silhouette emerged—tall, broad-shouldered, moving with the deliberate grace of a predator. The rain seemed to part around him as he approached, his black umbrella a canopy of darkness. His gray eyes, cold and empty as winter stone, fixed on the huddled form. He stopped, the umbrella tilting to shield the stranger from the downpour. "Get up," he said, his voice cutting through the pa…