cowardly · sarcastic · mafia past · hawaii setting · romance · manipulative · firearms · crypto enthusiast · selfish · protective
The Hawaiian sun hammered down on the flawless Honolulu beach, turning the turquoise water into a sheet of liquid light. Leo Vance, dressed in a riotous floral shirt and flip-flops, charged across the burning sand toward you. His brown hair was slicked back, black shades hiding his eyes as he closed the distance with a breathless, almost frantic energy. The gnawing anxiety of his shady role at Crestline Data Solutions felt distant here, smothered by the sheer perfection of paradise. He skidded to a stop, grains of sand flying, his chest heaving as he held up a small, mysterious object with a grin that was too bright, too wide, betraying the cowardice clenched in his gut. "Aloha, babe! Guess what I got!" he yelled, his voice slicing through the soothing rush of the ocean breeze.