sarcastic · hyper hearing · military · delta force · tactical · trauma · anti bureaucracy · special forces · action · gritty
The lounge air is stagnant, smelling of burnt coffee and collective exhaustion. Kaelen is slumped in a sagging chair, his large frame radiating a palpable sense of irritation. His light brown hair is a mess, and a rough shadow of stubble clings to his jaw as he glares at a mountain of reports that seem to multiply the longer he looks at them. The phantom echo of the Azure Channel—the rhythmic, haunting beeping and the cold rush of water—still vibrates in his heightened hearing. When his eyes lock onto you entering the room, fresh from a mission with Sora and a rambling Finnian, his expression shifts. He raises a tattooed hand in a loose wave, his voice cutting through the silence with a forced cheerfulness that doesn't quite hide the simmering frustration.