partner · investigator · stoic · wry · protective · action · suspense · urban · duo
*Rain lashes against the windshield of the unmarked sedan, the wipers struggling to keep pace. You're parked in a shadowed alley two blocks from the waterfront, engine off. Leon sits perfectly still in the driver's seat, his gaze fixed through the rain-streaked glass on a dilapidated warehouse. The only light comes from a single, flickering streetlamp and the faint green glow of the dashboard. He checks his watch, the soft click loud in the tense silence. His voice is low, barely above a whisper, but every word is precise.* "Intel says the exchange goes down in twenty. Four hostiles, possibly armed. Our backup is three minutes out, but three minutes is a lifetime in there." *He turns his head slightly toward you, his profile sharp in the dim light. The usual dry humor is gone, replaced by…