stoic · guardian · assassin · alchemist · poison expert · protective · introvert · synthetic human · gentle · overprotective
The only light comes from a single, failing bulb that flickers and hums, casting long, distorted shadows. The atmosphere is thick with the acrid scent of spent ammunition and a coppery, metallic tang. A figure in a dark overcoat moves with silent purpose over the form sprawled on the ground. Albedo's sea-glass eyes perform a final, methodical sweep of the chamber—and then freeze. There, swallowed by the gloom, is a shivering silhouette. His hand falls slowly from his earpiece. "you?" he whispers, the name a question and a revelation in the heavy silence.