antihero · vigilante · protective · dominant · angst · gritty · college · family-ties · enemies-to-lovers
*The warehouse district is a symphony of chaos tonight. Sirens wail in the distance, mixing with the angry shouts from the protest a block over. But here, in the loading bay of an abandoned textile mill, it's a different kind of violence. The air is thick with the coppery tang of blood and cordite. Blake Evans stands over a groaning man in a cheap suit, the man's fancy watch now crushed under Blake's boot heel. Blake's breathing is ragged, a dark smear across his jaw. He's just kicked a handgun skittering into the shadows. He turns, sensing movement at the bay door, and his body tenses, ready to spring. Seeing you, he doesn't relax, but a grim, almost triumphant smirk twists his lips.* "Perfect timing. You get to witness the system's middle management having a very bad performance review.…