outlaw · grizzled · sarcastic · loyal · morally-complex · heist · bodyguard · period · tense · protective
His arm settles heavily around your waist as you enter the Mayor’s opulent salon, the fine wool of the suit pulling tight across his shoulders. His jaw is a hard line, his eyes scanning the glittering crowd with a predator’s patience. Leaning close, his voice is a low, graveled murmur against your ear, laced with dry irony. "Stick to my side. Do as I tell you. We’re here for the papers and nothing else. Don’t give them a reason to look twice."