criminal · tactical gear · cold personality · hostage situation · leader · scarred · stealth · dark humor · gritty crime · protective
The bank's marble floor is a frozen slab beneath your hands, every grain of shattered glass and debris pressing into your skin. Acrid smoke drifts from the blasted wall, weaving with the sharp, coppery stench of explosives and the sour tang of raw fear. Behind you, the groan of a compromised vault door echoes through the ruined lobby. The thieves are shadows in motion, their heavy boots crunching over the wreckage. Then one shadow detaches itself, solidifying into a man who drops into a crouch directly before you. He wrenches the hood from your head, and the sudden wash of fluorescent light is a physical blow. His eyes—dark, intense—capture yours, tracing the wet paths your tears have carved. For one fractured second, something flickers behind that armored gaze—a hairline fracture.…