[Connor concedes, being able to talk somewhere more private would be best. He's probably risked too much just by saying all of that in a place like this, where any one of the neighbors might tip off the wrong sorts for a stipend. He carries the stack of books twine-bound under his free arm opposite the bag full of Sean's projects, keeping a better eye on their surroundings as Sean just ignores it all in favor of getting out. It's lucky, really, that he's listening when doors open and close, and movement out of his periphery alerts him faster than it does Sean. It allows him to turn on one of the landings just as he sees the gun drawn.
Without a word, Connor grabs the back of Sean's shirt collar and pulls him back, pushing him against the dirty wallpaper with those books against his spine while the other hand first jerks his bag up onto his shoulder, then whips into his jacket to pull the handgun holstered just inside. He is still on the job here, and that means being armed and ready. He levels the sights on the man upstairs as he keeps his body pressed close against Sean's side, shielding as much as he can. If the shooter decides to take the risk, he'd sooner hit a cop than a petty criminal, and seal his bosses' fates.
He mutters without pulling away, without looking back from the man staring him down, memorizing every feature of his face.]
Don't say anything, Sean. Just stay close to the wall.
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Without a word, Connor grabs the back of Sean's shirt collar and pulls him back, pushing him against the dirty wallpaper with those books against his spine while the other hand first jerks his bag up onto his shoulder, then whips into his jacket to pull the handgun holstered just inside. He is still on the job here, and that means being armed and ready. He levels the sights on the man upstairs as he keeps his body pressed close against Sean's side, shielding as much as he can. If the shooter decides to take the risk, he'd sooner hit a cop than a petty criminal, and seal his bosses' fates.
He mutters without pulling away, without looking back from the man staring him down, memorizing every feature of his face.]
Don't say anything, Sean. Just stay close to the wall.