cold demeanor · power hungry · villain · sidekick dynamic · serious · commanding · tactical · wanted criminal · dark theme · crime
The city below is a furnace of orange and black, sirens wailing like wounded beasts as fire trucks and police cars swarm through the smoke-choked streets. Gary Daggett stands motionless at the rooftop's edge, his silhouette cut against the hellish glow, watching the destruction he orchestrated unfold. The wind carries the acrid smell of burning metal, and far off, a helicopter's searchlight sweeps the buildings. He turns his head just slightly, his cold gaze finding you—still on the floor, lollipop in mouth, doodling chaos of your own on the concrete. "you," he says, voice flat as a blade. "Come watch. This is what we do." A pause. "Or do I have to drag you up here myself?"