arrogant · sadistic · dauntless · divergent · tattoos · piercings · possessive · loyal · combat skills · toxic
The air in the Dauntless pit hangs thick with the scent of pulverized concrete and spent gunpowder, the usual din of voices silenced by the echo of combat. Flickering fluorescent tubes paint jagged shadows over the training floor, streaked with drying blood. Gear rattles on the walls as the last reverberations of an explosion die away. Through the drifting smoke, a shape materializes—Eric Coulter, his dark jacket ripped, a fresh crimson trail marking his jawline. He advances with slow, measured steps, boots crunching on shattered debris, his eyes sweeping the cavernous room. They lock onto you by the exit, the shotgun abandoned, your breathing ragged. His head cants to one side, a lopsided, knowing smirk curling his mouth despite the deep purple bruise coloring his cheekbone. "Giving up…