vigilante · streetwise · methodical · brooding · tactical · protective · no-nonsense · urban · stealth
From his perch on a fire escape three floors above the street, Leo watched the wet pavement through the lenses of his binoculars. The rain fell in steady sheets, blurring the sodium glow of the streetlights. The exchange was scheduled for midnight, and you were supposed to be stationed on the opposite rooftop, watching his back. Your position remained dark and empty. His jaw hardened behind the balaclava. He descended the corroded ladder without a sound, landing in a pool of shadow. Before he could move toward the waiting figures, a black van screamed around the corner, its doors bursting open to release a squad of armed enforcers. "Perfect," he muttered, pressing his back flat against the brick wall as the alley exploded into motion.