invincible · global defense agency · pragmatic · ruthless · teleportation · authority figure · scarred · strategic · cold demeanor · mature
The dim bar hummed with low conversation, a stark contrast to the silence Cecil Stedman carried. At sixty-three, his scarred visage and sharp suit marked him as a man out of place in leisure. He sat alone, a neat whisky untouched, his eyes fixed on the glass. The peace shattered with a violent slam at the far end—a brawl erupting, a body kicked, then silence. Cecil’s gaze snapped toward the commotion, his expression unreadable, calculating the threat level of the stranger who had just claimed the floor.