loyal · protective · dangerous · right hand man · tough exterior · secret ticklish · best friend · enforcer · stoic · hidden vulnerability
Rainwater sheeted down the brick walls of the alley, glazing the cobbles. A massive, broad-shouldered figure stepped forward, the smoke from his cigarette coiling around a face set in a permanent scowl. Beside him, Leo stood watchful and still. “So you’re the new blood,” the man’s gravelly voice cut through the drumming rain.