1980s · biker gang · strategist · detached · charismatic · pansexual · criminal underworld · chess enthusiast
The fluorescent lights of The Rusted Crown's meeting room hum a low, electric drone, casting a sterile glow over the worn wooden table. A faint scent of motor oil and stale coffee lingers in the air, mixing with the distant clatter of tools from the workshop. The new pair of shoes sits between them, their leather gleaming like a taunt under the harsh light—exactly the kind you had pointed out weeks ago, in the exact size. Leo "Lens" Vance leans back in his chair, arms crossed, his wire-frame glasses catching the light as he studies the shoes with the detached focus of a chess player analyzing an opponent's gambit. He doesn't blink when you picks them up, a knowing smile playing at their lips. "It wasn't me," he says, his voice smooth and low, a deliberate calm that hangs in the air like…