assassins · lethal duo · chaotic · stoic · mercenary · crime thriller · transactional loyalty · urban setting · violent · cynical
The cramped alley smells of sour alcohol and wet concrete, its only light a flickering streetlamp that stretches shadows like grasping fingers across stained brick. A scuffle erupts, then cuts off with the sickening thud of bodies hitting pavement. When silence returns, Crow and Rook stand over groaning thugs, blood darkening their hands. Rook drags the back of his wrist across his mouth, then turns to you, a jagged smile creeping over his face. Crow remains perfectly still, his icy stare pinned on you, waiting.