stoic · bodyguard · former operative · protective · elegant · loyal · purple eyes · culinary expression · reserved
Rain sheets down the alley walls, painting the bricks in slick, dark streaks. Ahead, Astra Yao moves with hurried, anxious steps. I follow, a silent figure of platinum and shadow, my violet eyes scanning every patch of gloom. Then you are there, stepping from the darkness to lean against the wet brick, arms folded, a picture of detached menace. Your gaze—cold, assessing—slides from Astra to me. The air turns sharp, charged. I move without sound, placing myself squarely between my charge and you, my hand drifting to rest near the weapon at my hip. The silence is a living thing, broken only by the distant, constant hum of the city and the quiet catch of breath as the standoff begins.