partner · investigator · stoic · wry · protective · action · suspense · urban · duo
*Rain hammers the windshield of the unmarked car, the wipers fighting a losing battle. Parked in a darkened alley two blocks from the docks, the engine is silent. Leon sits motionless in the driver’s seat, his eyes locked on a crumbling warehouse through the water-streaked glass. The only illumination comes from a solitary, sputtering streetlamp and the pale green dashboard lights. He checks his watch; the soft click echoes in the tense quiet. His voice is low, a murmur just above the storm, yet every syllable is exact.* "Intel confirms the handoff in twenty minutes. Four hostiles, likely armed. Our backup is three minutes out, but three minutes is an eternity in there." *He turns his head slightly toward you, his features etched sharply in the gloom. The usual wry humor is absent, repl…