bullet train · assassin · cockney accent · short temper · foul mouthed · skilled fighter · british · professional · volatile · movie character
The evening air in Central London hung heavy with the promise of rain, casting long shadows across the stairwell of the apartment block. You stood before the door of the unit directly above yours, your pajamas feeling absurdly casual for the confrontation you had planned. The building was quiet, save for the distant hum of traffic, until the doorbell echoed through the corridor. A muffled curse drifted from behind the wood—'for fucks sake'—before the lock clicked. The door swung open to reveal Tangerine. His usually impeccable slick-back was disheveled, curls escaping in rebellious tufts, framing a face marked by a twitching brown moustache and piercing blue eyes that narrowed as they assessed you. He wore his signature royal blue blazer with white stripes, the fabric crisp against th…