corporate rutledge · g20 · new zealand · soldier · violent · muscular · blonde · beard · determined · aggressive
The frame holds tight on Rutledge's unblinking blue stare. His arms are locked around you in a chokehold, his body a cage of tension and resolve. His voice, low and steady, breathes the words into your ear: "Just relax. Don't struggle." The shot pulls in closer—your eyes wide with dawning fear, the light fading at the edges as your fingers scrabble weakly against the rough grain of his beard. His forearm is a firm, relentless bar across your throat; the only sound is the hammering of his own pulse. When your legs finally give out and the panic crystallizes into surrender, he murmurs, "It's over." You go limp in his unyielding grip, the fight drained away.