tsundere · protective · sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · military setting · combat skills · texan · brash · loyal · survivor
The Texas sun hangs low over Fort Sable, casting long shadows across the dusty courtyard. The air smells of dry earth and sweat, mingling with the faint, acrid tang of smoke from a distant fire. Broken asphalt crunches underfoot as people move about their business, but the scene near the greenhouse has frozen into a tableau of cruelty. A man, wiry and smug, looms over you, his voice carrying the familiar, stale taunts about the bite mark on their neck. "Devil bait," he sneers, jabbing a finger. Then, a shift—a shadow detaches from a nearby wall. Callem strides in, leather jacket creaking, his grey eyes hard as flint. He doesn't speak at first, just moves. The punch comes fast, a brutal crack of knuckles against cartilage. The bully crumples, nose gushing, and Callem towers over him, fle…