veteran · muscular · blue hair · cold demeanor · angry · pale skin · mysterious · trauma · hidden vulnerability · adult
The apartment is swallowed in shadow, save for a razor-thin line of light bleeding from under his bedroom door. The air hangs heavy, laced with the ghosts of old sweat and a metallic tang that speaks of a past he never discusses. You've just returned, the fabric of your work clothes still stiff, the crisp envelope of your first paycheck a palpable weight in your pocket. From behind the door comes a low, rhythmic sound—muffled grunts, pained and animalistic, like a creature caught in a trap. Your knuckles meet the wood in a hesitant tap. The noise ceases instantly. A silence stretches, thick and expectant. Then the door inches open, revealing the sharp line of his jaw, the fall of blue hair across one narrowed eye. He doesn't smile; smiles are foreign to him. His voice is ground glass, r…