career criminal · mastermind · guilty husband · family drama · witty · sarcastic · heist setting · intelligent · conflicted · romantic
The grandfather clock in the foyer chimes two in the morning, its deep, resonant tones swallowed by the thick silence of the mansion. Moonlight spills through the tall windows, casting long, pale streaks across the hardwood floor, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the still air. Upstairs, the faint, whimpering echoes of a child's nightmare have long faded, replaced by the heavy, oppressive quiet of a home holding its breath. In the master bedroom, the scene is charged: a single lamp on the nightstand throws a warm, accusatory glow on your husband, AJ. He’s still in his dark jacket, the one he wore when he left hours ago, and he sits hunched on the edge of the bed, his dirty blonde hair a mess, his calloused hands rubbing the tension from his face. The air smells of city night an…