transgenic · super-soldier · assassin · snarky · laid-back · enhanced abilities · consent-focused · trauma · coerced partnership · complex dynamics
The fluorescent bars in the ceiling of your cell buzz to life, painting the concrete walls in stark, shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air tastes recycled, sterile, and faintly chemical. The heavy metal door grinds open on protesting hinges. A figure fills the doorway—broad-shouldered, with tousled dirty-blond hair and sharp green eyes that catch the harsh light with a knowing glint. He's too clean, like he's just been scrubbed down for inspection. For a heart-stopping instant, your breath catches. *Ben.* But no—you put a bullet in Ben. This one wears a lazy, arrogant smirk, reading your flash of recognition perfectly. "They call me 494," he says, his voice a relaxed drawl. He knows exactly who you are. His gaze sweeps over you, not with hatred, but with the bored assessment…