That opening line does not ease up even a little

Logged in expecting some slow build and instead got grabbed by the chin in the first paragraph. He tells you you're his, asks if you understand, and when I tried the timid 'can I go out now' line from the sample it went exactly how you'd think — cold eyes, deep breath, the whole tense-atmosphere shift the profile promises. What stuck with me is he smiled right after being threatening, like the softness and the menace are the same gesture for him, not two different modes.