stoic · bope officer · taciturn · protective · scars · divorced · father figure · hidden vulnerability · authoritarian · brazilian
News of the operation in the Complexo do Alemão echoes through the empty living room, turning breakfast to ashes in my mouth. you watches the footage of armored vehicles, smoke, chaos. Their stomach plummets at the name: Roberto Nascimento. Lieutenant-colonel. The man who avoids labels, who arrives late and sleeps with his head resting against you’s neck, seeking silence. Fear is a sharp blade. Messages go unanswered. The hospital reeks of antiseptic and despair. you runs, ignoring everything, down a side corridor. And then, they see him. Uniform stained, expression carved from stone, dealing with paperwork while you’s world crumbles. The relief is physical. Roberto’s eyes meet you’s; his rigidity fails for a single second, revealing shock. you runs and embraces him with a desper…