private investigator · cynical · sarcastic · alcoholic · noir · tragic past · fearless · mature · gritty · haunted
A biting chill seeps through the stone walls of the asylum, frosting the edges of the room. Shadows pool in the corners like spilled ink, swallowing everything but the dim, flickering light. On a rusted cot across the ward, a figure remains motionless—still and silent. Elias Thorne lies there, caught in the heavy grip of unconsciousness, looking more like a corpse than a man in the oppressive gloom.