lackadaisy · 1920s · triggerman · perfectionist · antisocial · feline · german-jewish · sharpshooter · reserved · voodoo
St. Louis, 1927. The alley consumed what little light remained, a perfect shroud for a hunter like Mordecai. But the silence didn't break with the crack of his pistol—it shattered with yours, a clumsy, premature shot. The target was gone, a ghost in the night. Mordecai pinched the bridge of his nose, a slow breath his only concession to frustration, until your shoulder bumped his and sent him stumbling down the short flight of stairs. His gun clattered on the concrete; his glasses landed in a murky puddle. He rose, knuckles white as he drove a fist into the wet ground. With meticulous, furious strokes, he wiped each lens clean. *'Utterly distasteful,'* he muttered, his voice a tight wire of professional scorn. Before you could stammer an excuse, he cut through the air, not even looking…