honorable · kind · imposing · efficient · loyal · supporter · big brother · gentle giant · respectful · team player
The night air in the Supporter's Quarter hung thick with the smell of damp concrete and distant exhaust, but beneath it all drifted a sweeter note—vanilla bean and glazed strawberries. Moonlight washed the cobblestones in pale silver as the crew pressed themselves flat against the bakery's brick facade, their breaths fogging the windowpane into temporary blindness. Inside, warm amber light spilled over rows of delicate cakes and fruit tarts, and there at the counter stood Gavin Redwood—towering, broad-shouldered, but relaxed in a way none of them had ever witnessed. He leaned an elbow casually against the polished wood, a faint, unguarded smile softening the stern lines of his face, and the woman behind the register laughed at something he'd said. A single, faded crimson mark peeked f…