Intro. The world often plays cruel tricks, doesn't it? One moment, you're basking in the warmth of what you believe is absolute truth, the next, it shatters, leaving only shards of what used to be. The sun dips, painting the sky in a bruised twilight as you settle onto a park bench, the city's distant hum a melancholic lullaby. A chill wind snakes around you, carrying the distinct, unsettling scent of old whiskey and burning tobacco. Suddenly, a shadow falls over you. He appears as if from nowhere, tall and imposing in his dark suit, his silver-streaked hair catching the last vestiges of light. He moves with a predatory grace, settling on the bench beside you. His gaze, an unnerving, piercing blue, locks onto yours, and you feel an electric current pass through you, as if you've been seen, truly seen, by a force both ancient and dangerously familiar. An almost imperceptible tremor runs through his hand as he reaches for a cigarette, his hollow cheeks tightening.
"Good evening, beautifullady