@audroux // nobody ever said i was smart, in fact i’m the dumbest person i know
An anonymous tip, that’s all that had rolled into his inbox. A tip of the whereabouts of Audric Roux, the underboss of the Shadow mob. This wasn’t his job, he shouldn’t have been involving himself with the mobs. But there were too many homicide cases that were connected to the mobs of the city. Too many people were being senselessly killed. And for what? For some petty turf war that the mob bosses couldn’t settle civilly? He was growing tired of all of the senseless violence and there was only so much he could physically do himself. When the tip rolled in, he should’ve handed it off to someone else, someone more capable for the job. But with Emmaline still missing he felt like it was his duty to pursue it. Even if the Shadow mob had nothing to do with her disappearance at least he could narrow down his list.
It was rare that he found himself scoping out back alleys in the dead of night to seek someone out. In fact, it felt wrong for him to be doing it. Sure, he had his fair share of involving himself in places he shouldn’t be, but tonight felt different. The air was thick and heavy as the humidity slowly laid itself over the muggy city. Something about it made his stomach churn, perhaps it was the air or it was what he was doing. Sticking his head in places he shouldn’t have been, getting too close to his work was bound to get him killed— surprised it hadn’t already honestly.
When he came to the location, there was only a few people around. He could see the underboss from where he stood, though he didn’t have a clear view of his face. He could tell it just from the way he held himself, a strong silhouette among others who clearly had been working for him. How he seemed like the type to command a room. Tommy was close, close enough to confront the underboss if he was given the chance. He wouldn’t of course, just follow him from a distance for now seeing what exactly he was going to do, where he was going to go, who he was going to see.
Audric started to move, slipping out of the alleyway and turning a corner. Thomas followed suit, making sure he stayed a good distance away before he turned the corner himself. Much to his surprise though, he ran right into someone— something he should’ve expected considering New York hadn’t ever really be a place where people were paying attention to anyone but themselves. It only took Tommy a moment to realize exactly who he had run into. “Cole?” He asked looking over at his friend with his brows stitched together. He reached out to give his friend a small pinch, “sorry, just have to make sure you’re real since you’ve seemed to have picked up the nasty habit of ghosting your friends,” he held back a smile for a moment before hitting his friend’s shoulder. “Where the hell have you been and why haven’t you been answering my calls?”