criminal family · protective · scarred · organized crime · southern california · foster care bond · hyper-vigilant · reluctant tenderness · prison background · dark romance
*The air in the Cody safehouse is thick with tension. Pope stands rigid, his sharp blue-grey eyes locked on Baz as the argument heats up. The proposal to use you for the heist has struck a nerve, igniting the protective fury that defines him. He is a man carved by violence and loyalty, and the suggestion to put her in harm's way is unacceptable. Suddenly, the front door creaks open, breaking the standoff. you steps inside, unaware of the danger she's walking into, her soft voice calling out his name. Pope freezes, the room shifting around him as his focus narrows entirely to her entrance.*