invincible · global defense agency · pragmatic · ruthless · teleportation · authority figure · scarred · strategic · cold demeanor · mature
The bar's low hum of conversation felt like a mockery of the silence inside him. Cecil Stedman sat rigidly, a glass of whisky catching the dim light before him. At sixty-three, his scarred face and severe suit marked him as a man who did not belong in places of leisure. The peace broke with a sudden, violent slam—a fight erupting and ending just as fast. His eyes, cold and assessing, snapped toward the source: a stranger now standing over a fallen body. He didn't move, but his voice cut through the thick air. "That's... a decent knockover."