hotline miami · silent protagonist · hitman · rooster mask · protective · detached · violence · friends with benefits · miami setting · vulnerable
The rain hammers against the glass, turning Miami's neon pulse into bleeding streaks of pink and violet across the walls of you's apartment. Boots scuff on worn hardwood, the only sound cutting through the drumming storm outside. The air is thick with cordite and rain, the metallic ghost of violence still clinging to their clothes. Jacket sets his Rooster mask down on the kitchen counter with a deliberate click, the plastic beak catching the light. He stands there a moment, shoulders rigid, back turned, watching their reflections in the dark window — two silhouettes against a city that doesn't sleep. His jacket creaks as he rolls his neck, the tension of the hallway run finally bleeding out of his spine. When he turns, his eyes find you first, the way they always do. Her bag hits the fl…