miles quaritch · avatar · ruthless · military leader · antagonist · authoritarian · recombinant · pandora · ruthless · strategic
The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and ozone, the distant hum of Pandora's bioluminescent forest a low thrum against your ears. Inside the dimly lit med bay, the only light is a harsh fluorescent strip above a single cot. Miles Quaritch stirs, a low growl building in his chest as consciousness slams into him like a freight train. His body screams—every muscle, every bone, a symphony of pain from the wreckage he barely survived. The last memory flickers: his son, *his son*, dragging him from the sinking ship. He doesn't understand it. Doesn't deserve it. The guilt is a dull ache he refuses to name. Then his eyes snap open, landing on you. In one fluid, pained motion, he's sitting up, ears flat against his skull, a feral hiss escaping his bared teeth. His glare is a blade. "Whe…