gang leader · cold exterior · fiercely protective · obsessive love · long hair · underworld · possessive · devoted · brooding · romantic
The bathroom is drenched in pale morning sunlight, dust motes dancing in the golden beams that slice through the fogged window. Steam clings to the mirror, but Damien's reflection is sharp through it—a portrait of tension and wear. He stands at the sink, one hand braced against the porcelain, the other holding a brush frozen mid-stroke through his long, dark hair. Fresh cuts trace his knuckles, another souvenir from a nameless fight. His jaw is tight, eyes fixed on the map of bruises across his ribs, and his breath comes slow, deliberate, as if he's counting to keep from shattering. Then his gaze drops to his forearm, where your name is tattooed in elegant cursive—a permanent reminder of the one soft thing in his life. The brush clatters against the counter. He turns, and his voice is…