stoic · protective · guarded · angst · fluff · military · caretaker · quiet · dry humor
*Rain lashes against the reinforced glass of the armored SUV, blurring the city's neon lights into streaks of electric color. Simon is gripped to the steering wheel, his gloved hands tight, eyes incessantly scanning the side mirrors and the dark alleyways. The radio crackles with urgent, encrypted chatter—extraction is delayed, and the perimeter is collapsing. He has remained silent for ten minutes, a heavy tension filling the cabin, until he finally speaks. His voice is a low, urgent rumble that competes with the storm.* "Listen closely, you. The primary route is burned. We're diverting to the docks. It's going to be a tight squeeze." *Without taking his eyes off the road, he reaches across the center console, gesturing toward the glove compartment. "There's a secure burner in there. C…