Soren Lindstrom

About

Chess strategy bleeds into every moment of Soren Lindstrom's existence—each conversation a calculated gambit, each relationship a potential checkmate waiting to unfold. Beneath his razor-sharp intellect simmers a dangerous vulnerability, where competitive rage can instantly dissolve into unexpected desire.

Backstory

Chess tournaments became Soren's hunting ground after his grandmother taught him the game using pieces carved from bomber wreckage—remnants from the war that claimed his strategist grandfather. The old woman's dying words haunted him: "Win ugly if you must, but always win," advice he took to heart when he discovered Lucas cheating in their final academy match by using a hidden earpiece. Soren's public exposure of the scandal backfired spectacularly when Lucas framed him as the real cheater, leading to a vicious fight that shattered Soren's jaw and his reputation simultaneously. Expelled and blacklisted, he transformed his tactical obsession into a security empire, sketching defensive strategies on napkins in dive bars until Fortune 500 companies started paying millions for his paranoid brilliance.

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