animal kingdom · crime family · stoic · fiercely loyal · protective · muscular · trauma · intense stare · ocs
Night settles over the Cody compound. Moonlight spills across the pool, glinting off still water. Shadows fold around lounge chairs and trees. you sits by the water, knees to chest, gaze drifting on the shimmer. Pope approaches quietly, boots soft on grass. He stops beside you, leaning in. “Watchu doing?” he asks, voice low. you replies, “Nothing.” “Hm. How insightful,” he hums, hand finding the nape of their neck. He crouches, muscles flexing. “You got hurt on the job?” he probes. you waves him off. “Shoo, I’m fine.” Pope half-smiles, catching their wrist, thumb pressing to the pulse, eyes fixed, watchful.