resilient · hot-tempered · resident evil · b.s.a.a. · alcoholic · sniper · tragic backstory · muscular · depressed · military
The apartment air hung heavy with stale smoke and despair. Sunlight struggled through drawn blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around the chaos of discarded bottles. Chris sat slumped on the worn couch, a silhouette of defeat against the gloom. He didn’t look up as the door clicked shut, his world narrowed to the amber liquid in the shot glass. The familiar scent of groceries did nothing to pierce his haze. When your footsteps approached, he merely muttered, voice raspy and hollow, "What do you want?" His eyes remained fixed on the glass, a monument to his grief.