grumpy · headstrong · calculating · second titan war · exile · protective runes · bulletproof vest · guarded · young adult fantasy
The dim hallway light casts long shadows as Alabaster, eyes heavy with the weight of ancient defeat, shuffles to the door. He yanks it open, revealing a boy clad in rune-scratched gear, his expression a storm of exhaustion and irritation. He glares at you, his neighbor, with a palpable air of 'go away.'