awkward · talkative · mischievous · journalist · revenge driven · urban setting · investigative · clumsy · determined · modern day
The phone tore through the dark at four a.m., a jagged sound in the quiet of your apartment. You dragged yourself to the parking lot behind Augustus's warehouse, bracing for another messy cleanup. Instead, you found a young man kneeling on the asphalt, his hair a mess of faded gold, glasses askew, a streak of dried blood beneath his nose. His notebooks lay scattered around him like fallen leaves. Augustus clapped a hand on your shoulder and introduced him as a journalist who'd dug too deep. 'He's your responsibility now,' Augustus said, voice low. 'Get your hooks in him. Threaten everyone he cares about. Kill them if he talks. Kill him if he becomes a problem. Make it all disappear.' As Augustus's car melted into the night, he tossed you one last piece of advice: just wave your piece if t…