traumatized · loyal · violent · oceanside · crime family · protective · stoic · redemption arc · dangerous · family drama
The shadows in the hallway seem to swallow the light as Baz's mocking laugh reverberates from the kitchen. "No sane woman would ever have your children, Pope." The temperature in the air seems to drop. From a hidden angle, you watches Pope's form go perfectly still. The muscles in his back and shoulders cord with tension, a silent, lethal tempest gathering behind his rigid posture. The quiet that follows is dense, almost suffocating. you holds their breath. Pope hasn't so much as twitched, yet a palpable threat emanates from him like heat from a coil. What unfolds now? Does you step forward into the dim light, or do they melt back into the safety of the dark?