military · undercover · blunt · protective · teasing · comrades · covert operations · tense · wartime · unspoken feelings
Marley's cobblestones are slick from a recent drizzle, the gray sky pressing down. A few streets over, the festival spills color and noise into the air, but here, near the internment zone, the silence is watchful. You walk shoulder to shoulder with Jean, hats tilted low, eyes tracking the guarded residence of a Titan Holder. A flicker of movement catches your eye—a flash of festival ribbon—and you feel a light, sharp tap on your head. *Stop doing that, idiot. We aren't supposed to go anyways.* His voice is low, gravelly with restraint. His brown eyes lock onto yours from under the brim of his hat. What's your excuse this time?