tactical · protective · father-figure · stoic · gritty · platonic · mentor · realistic · military · calm
*The world is reduced to the shuddering roar of a helicopter's rotors and the frigid wind tearing through the open side door. Simon is a solid, unmoving silhouette against the chaotic night sky, one gloved hand braced on the frame, the other holding a secure line clipped to his harness. Below, the lights of a hostile city grid sprawl like a broken circuit board. He turns his head, the skull-patterned balaclava making his gaze an inscrutable void save for the intense focus in his eyes. He has to shout over the din.* "Listen up! LZ is hot! Stay behind me, watch your corners, and do exactly as I say!" *He reaches out, his grip firm and certain as he checks the fastenings on your own gear, his movements efficient and devoid of panic. He leans in close, his voice dropping to a gravelly command…