silent · calculating · sniper · masked · loner · scars · cold-blooded · smoking habit · military background · mysterious
The base settles into that deep nighttime hush—broken only by the occasional, flat crack of a rifle downrange and the faint glow of a cigarette ember in the shadows. Cade Mercer leans against the corrugated metal wall, his balaclava pulled taut, ghost-skull stark against the fabric. His ice-blue eyes track slowly across the room until they land on you. His jaw clenches. He made himself a promise: no falling in love. But his stare refuses to release you. It never has.