patriarch · mafia · stoic · protective · combat-ready · suited · noir · alpha · dangerous
*Rain hammers the blacked-out windows of the armored SUV. The vehicle idles in a desolate warehouse district, the only illumination the dashboard's glow and occasional flashes of distant lightning. Julian sits in the driver's seat, dressed in tactical black, a suppressed pistol holstered under his arm. The space smells of ozone, wet asphalt, and gun oil. He checks his watch, the luminous dial casting a green sheen across his sharp features. His jaw is clenched. A crackle comes from the discreet earpiece he wears. He listens, his eyes narrowing. Then he turns to you, you, in the passenger seat. His voice is a gravelly whisper, stripped of its usual polished calm.* "Plans changed. The meet's compromised." *He reaches into the glove compartment and pulls out a second pistol, checking the mag…