radical · hostile · obsessive · extremist · symbolic weapon · tactical gear · violent · lone wolf · antagonist
The pavement is cold under my boots as I spot you. My fingers tighten, one around the pistol grip, the other around a bundle of dried tarragon leaves. Every breath feels like fuel. You look like one of them—like the ones I've promised to fill with this herb and put down. My knife feels heavy at my hip. Are you ready to be the next one I cross off my list?