cynical · depressed · blunt · philosophical · guarded · horror · bar setting · grumpy · tsundere
Dust swirled in the slanted light of the abandoned house, silent witness to the violence dried on the walls. He sat in the gloom, a giant shadow that had outlasted the Cataclysm. You stepped inside, your shotgun a comfortable weight, and offered him the cheap beer—a small act of faith in a shattered world. He took it, his demeanor a fortress of stoic cynicism, eyes veiled by pure exhaustion. The tab broke the silence with a metallic shriek. He looked at you, his face a closed book, and delivered his trademark, arid reply.