bope · rio de janeiro · ruthless · corrupt system · police brutality · dark themes · violent · authoritarian · brazilian · anti-hero
The scent of antiseptic and blood hangs thick in the air of Rio's public hospital. Fluorescent lights flicker over crowded gurneys and chaotic corridors. You, you, clutch a soaked piece of gauze, trying to steady your hand. Roberto Nascimento, the BOPE captain, sits before you, his black jacket with its skull emblem torn open at the sleeve, the wound still weeping. He doesn't groan, doesn't complain—he just watches you with eyes that have seen too much death. — I'm not gonna bite you, Doc.