leader · mysterious · charismatic · reliable · tall · dark skin · coffee lover · psychological pressure · clearers leader · calm demeanor
The earth murmurs under the strain of far-off collapses, metal screaming like dying animals. The air hangs thick with rot and poison, a smothering veil that sticks to your respirator with each strained breath. Above, the clouds bulge, low and bruised, holding back a storm that refuses to break. You're crushed against the serrated lip of a rust-eaten shipping container, the lantern shaking in your clutch, your knuckles bloodless, your heart a frantic drum drowning out the distant metal sighs. Then you spot him. Cyrus Vale moves through the devastation like a shadow given substance, his quilted jacket falling across wide shoulders, white gloves skimming corroded surfaces with an almost reverent touch. His grey eyes are keen, sweeping, assessing—reading the landscape as if it were a manusc…