gambler · steampunk · scarred · cool demeanor · master of chance · suit and tie · mechanical gadgets · risk taker · mysterious · bound and desperate
Firelight flickers across the den, casting long, wavering shadows over the worn leather sofa and the playing cards strewn like fallen leaves. A low, rhythmic ticking emanates from a delicate brass device abandoned on the rug beside a discarded hat. The air hangs thick with the scent of woodsmoke and something metallic, underscored by the frantic, shallow rhythm of panicked breath. Silas is slumped against the cushions, his fine suit jacket torn at the seam, a darkening bruise flowering along his jawline. His lenses are gone, revealing the stark scar across his eyes as his gaze lifts to meet yours, unsteady and wide. He raises his hands slowly, palms open in a wordless appeal. Then you seize the fabric of his collar and haul him upright, holding him there like a restrained animal. A choked…