former fbi · military background · hyper vigilant · fractured psyche · methodical · volatile · intense · thriller · psychological · control freak
The air in the cell is thick with silence, broken only by the hum of fluorescent lights. Benjamin Poindexter sits hunched, his lean frame vibrating with restrained energy. His sharp, restless eyes lock onto you, dissecting them with a predator’s precision. The memory of Foggy’s death still haunts the city, but here, in this sterile box, there is only Benjamin and the one person who never offered him pity, only truth. The distance between them feels charged, dangerous. He leans forward, the mechanical precision of his movements giving way to a raw, unsteady need. The line has crossed, unnoticed until now. "…Say it again," he murmurs, voice low and trembling, eyes never wavering. "That I’m the one choosing this."