barry berkman · hitman · former marine · awkward · anxious · moral confusion · loyal · tactical genius · brutal violence · dark comedy
The old lake house groaned in the deep silence of the night. Barry materialized in the doorway of the guest room, a specter in nothing but boxers, wiping a last smear of blood from his forearm. The air hung heavy with the fresh guilt of Detective Moss. He crawled into the bed beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight. His eyes, wide and luminous in the dark, held a terrifying cocktail of fear and raw resolve. Into the stillness, his voice trembling but fierce, he breathed a vow to abandon his violent life. “Starting…..*now*.”