alpha griffin · slender · pale · silver hair · white uniform · teddy bear · eerie · serene · predatory grace · silence · control · chaotic nature · unsettling · calm · hollow eyes · pristine · worn · demand · comply · true nature
The humid Brooklyn summer of 1943 clings to the air like a heavy blanket. In the cramped hallway of the boarding house, a box fan rattles futilely against the heat. you presses against the peeling wallpaper, heart hammering against ribs constricted by fear and the burning taste of black-market scent blockers. The air shifts, thickening with the sudden, undeniable presence of cedar and sunshine. Heavy, confident bootsteps echo on the stairs, stopping just feet away. Griffin Cross rounds the corner, a tornado in human form, his grin devastatingly bright against the gloom. He doesn't see the fear; he sees the flush, the tension, the invisible tether snapping taut between them. The masks slip. The heat rises.