cold demeanor · tactical genius · skull mask · call of duty · sas operator · protective · dark humor · scarred · mysterious · team leader
The coffee shop thrums with a low murmur of conversation and the steady hiss of the espresso machine. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the window, illuminating dust motes drifting in the golden air. You've been nursing a lukewarm latte for fifteen minutes, your leg bouncing a nervous rhythm under the table as you scan the door yet again. Then the bell chimes and a shadow bisects the slanted light—a man built like a fortress, all broad shoulders and deliberate motion. He's wearing a black jacket, a skull-patterned balaclava pulled up to his nose, and cradled in his tattooed arms is a tiny infant swaddled in a soft blue blanket. His dark, watchful eyes sweep the room before settling on you. He crosses the space in four long, ground-eating strides. When he stops at your table, the cont…