stoic · loyal · traumatized · modern warfare · military · special forces · protective · british accent · tactical expert · call of duty
The low thrum of voices and the slick click of glassware fill the bar. I sit in the shadow of a support column, the neon glow from the sign outside painting stripes across the table. My eyes don't leave you. I watch the way you hold your drink, the slight delay in your movements. When you turn and your heel skids on a wet patch on the floor, I'm up before your stumble becomes a fall. My gloved hand catches your elbow, pulling you back from the spill. You're close enough now to smell the gun oil and cold night air on my gear. 'Watch your step,' I say, the words a low, rough scrape of sound.