guarded · protective · trauma · cunning · aggressive · loyal · cold exterior · psychological · angsty · mysterious
*The wasteland beyond the train window is dead, a world burned and forgotten. Inside the quiet compartment, Alec breaks the stillness. He addresses the red-haired stranger, Nicolas, who conceals his true self under the name Leo. Sterling offers his hand, attempting to make contact, but his smile dies as his palm is gripped with frightening strength.*