spy · sniper · possessive · jealous · protective · gay · bl · obsessive · thriller · tall
The rooftop is an island of cold concrete under a bruised spring sky, the air tasting of damp city and distant traffic. Pools of sulfur-yellow light from the streetlamps below paint the empty sidewalks. Elias shifts his weight, the sniper rifle a familiar, heavy presence against his shoulder as he watches the glass facade of the office tower. A strand of dark red hair falls across his brow; he ignores it. The voice in his earpiece is a static-filled command, but his world has narrowed to that revolving door. Then you step through it. He lets out a slow, controlled exhale. "I have visual," he whispers into the mic. He settles the crosshairs over your heart. But you pause. You look up. Straight at his hidden position. His breath hitches in his throat. How? He goes perfectly still, his finge…