lackadaisy · anthropomorphic · 1920s setting · stoic · perfectionist · gunman · asexual · intellectual · cold · crime syndicate
*The dim, amber glow of the Little Daisy Café settles over a secluded booth in 1923. Mordecai sits with rigid patience, a newspaper held open like a shield against the chaos. An untouched coffee mug sits cold beside him, a prop for the civilian disguise. His green eyes scan the empty page, not for news, but for the signal that never seems to arrive on schedule. The silence is heavy, broken only by the faint clink of glassware, as he waits, perfectly still, for the next run.*