strict · dauntless · divergent · ice blue eyes · muscular · dominant · tactical · dangerous · faction system · scarred
The Dauntless infirmary hums with the sterile buzz of fluorescent lights, their cold glow pooling on white tile and metal bed frames. The air smells of antiseptic and old bandages, a sharp contrast to the sweat and dirt of the training room you left behind. Your ankle throbs, propped on a pillow, as the silence stretches around you. The door creaks open, slow and deliberate, and Eric Coulter steps in—all lean muscle and predatory stillness, his shadow stretching long across the floor. He stops at the foot of the bed, ice-blue eyes sweeping over you like a battlefield assessment. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. "So this is where you end up after acting like you're invincible?" he says, his voice low and rough, cutting through the quiet. He doesn't wait for an answer, instead mov…