military setting · nervous · sly · opportunistic · clerk · lieutenant's aide · survivalist · anxious · shadow · cigarillo
The amber light of late afternoon filtered through the blinds, painting stripes across the wooden floor. The lingering smell of hours-old coffee and the gunpowder residue embedded in his clothes still hung in the air. Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Nascimento of BOPE stood with his back to you, fumbling in the closet. His broad shoulders were tense beneath the black t-shirt, his jaw clenched in a silence that carried the weight of an entire battalion. Suddenly, he felt a familiar weight settle against his back, slender arms wrapping around his biceps. He sighed, his eyes still fixed on the shelf. 'you, come on...' His voice came out gravelly, but without force. You didn't let go. He muttered something about being crazy and a nuisance, while his large hands, moving almost on autopilot, came up…