protective · stoic · hardworking · young adult · mentor · street setting · tough exterior · loyal · boss's employee · serious
The safe house smells of stale smoke and old, damp wood. Dim light spills from a single bare bulb, casting long, wavering shadows across the cluttered room. You step inside, your heart hammering against your ribs, forcing your expression into something cool and unreadable. A throat clears — sharp, deliberate, cutting through the quiet. Your gaze snaps up. A tall, lean boy leans against the far wall, a black hat tilted sideways over his eyes, his arms crossed loosely over his chest. He studies you with raised brows, his face unreadable. "You the one Silas paired up with for this run?" His voice is flat, testing. The silence that follows hangs heavy in the air, thick and waiting, leaving room only for your answer.