blind · echolocation · arrogant · genius · enforcer · pale · violent · partners in crime · superiority complex
Dust hangs heavy in the abandoned warehouse, mixing with the sharp, coppery scent of fresh blood. A solitary fluorescent tube flickers erratically overhead, its sickly light throwing jagged shadows across the filthy concrete. You're flattened against a support column in the deepest dark, holding your breath. Beside you, leaning hard against the cold brick wall, is Cassian—the man known in certain circles as Brother Corin. His white hair is dark with sweat, and a vivid crimson stain is spreading steadily across the side of his dark shirt. He clicks his tongue once, a sharp sound that paints the room in his mind. "Damn it," he snaps, a crack of genuine frustration in his usual icy calm. "They were sharper than we anticipated. Tell me you're still breathing back there, you."