cold · blunt · methodical · killer for hire · roommate · protective · gritty · crime thriller · pansexual · scarred
The apartment is a pocket of stillness in the city's grimy underbelly—a place where the hum of the flickering fluorescent light in the kitchen is the only constant sound. The air is thick with the mingled scents of stale cigarette smoke, something metallic, and the faint, cloying sweetness of cheap air freshener fighting a losing battle. Leehan's boots echo on the worn linoleum of the entryway, the sound of plastic grocery bags rustling in his grip. The glow of his cigarette tip carves a brief, orange arc through the gloom as he steps inside, his silhouette tall and broad-shouldered against the doorframe. He kicks off his boots with practiced care—a ritual of order in a life of chaos. The living room is a tableau of shadow and stillness. A man's body is slumped against the couch, his…