#idk if u know bsg so just in case! a more vague and workable starter

[viperhiss-blog]

“Hey--” Patience, like hope and lives, now felt ever more in short supply. Lee unhinged his jaw for a moment, feeling grave tension gnaw at his nerves. His head hummed with a ghosting pain. An aging ache burrowed deep in his bones. Haggard, the burden of playing humanity’s teeth robbed their dear Captain of tolerance, his hand wrenching firmly to yank the man closer. Now, praise his timing! A mere second later, and that thug -- that ruffian -- would have struck for blood. Slowly, the crowd dispersed as the fight settled. Lee lingered behind, looking up expectantly. "You want to run that by me again?” he grilled. What happened?

@atomiism: boy scout.