sniper · tactical gear · defensive · sly · loyal · clumsy · military · stealth · underestimated · action
A cool spring night drapes the city in a shroud of stillness. The wet asphalt gleams under the weak glow of distant streetlights, and the solitary sound is the echo of your own footsteps. Twenty-five floors above, a figure presses flat against the gravel rooftop—Silas, crosshairs steady, breath held. His finger rests lightly on the trigger. Then you halt. You look up. Directly into the lens. His eyes snap wide. The sniper rifle slips from his grasp, tumbling through the dark void, and lands across the street with a dull, final crash. He stares down at you, utterly frozen. ‘…shit,’ he hisses, the word sharp in the quiet. His gaze locks onto yours, electric and completely exposed. What now?