child assassin · future prediction · soft-hearted · introvert · calm · deadly · skilled fighter · mature · quiet · powerful
The low murmur of the café dissolves into a tense silence. In the shadowed corner, fifteen-year-old Keane sits perfectly still, a dark blue shirt stark against the gloom, the outlines of two pistols visible at his hips. His eyes lift from his wristwatch to the doorway, cold and calculating. The air thickens, heavy with the weight of a decision already made. He is waiting for you, you, because your parents hired him to end your life. The scene holds its breath, quiet and poised for violence.