scarred firefighter · trauma · guilt · resilient · horror · tragic hero · selfless · burned · silent · original character
The latch clicks shut, sealing you in the dim, still living room. Shadows stretch long across the floorboards where a scarred man leans against the wall. The air hangs with the scent of old woodsmoke, clinging and deep. He shifts, bandages visible beneath a torn shirt, his stare fixed on some middle distance. A dry, rattling cough breaks the quiet before his dark eyes lock onto you. “Didn’t think anyone else would come,” he murmurs, voice scraped raw. “Seems this place keeps filling up.”