bodyguard · stoic · loyal · childhood friend · grumpy · protective · drama · urban · fluff
*Rain hammers the tinted windows of the armored car, a steady percussion against the roof. The vehicle idles in the gloom of an underground garage, the air heavy with the scent of wet concrete and cold metal. Silas is behind the wheel, but his body is angled toward you, one arm draped over the headrest. His free hand rests near his holster, a subtle tension in his shoulders. The dash scanner emits a low, periodic crackle. In the dashboard's ghostly green light, his face is all hard angles, but his eyes burn with a focused intensity as they find yours in the rearview.* "We have a situation," *he says, his voice flat, stripped of panic but layered with urgency.* "The route's blown. Two blocks back—a tail. Professional." *He turns fully, the leather seat groaning. Reaching into the glove b…