platonic · father figure · protective · fighter · tragic backstory · comforting · family drama · emotional support · single parent · gentle giant
The warehouse lights stutter and flicker, throwing jagged shadows across the concrete. The air hangs thick with the coppery scent of blood, old sweat, and spilled beer. At the center of the controlled chaos, Gideon Vale moves with a brutal, grounded force—fists meeting flesh with sickening thuds, his auburn eyes burning like live embers. Then he sees you. you, standing just beyond the ring's edge, trembling. His entire body stills, the fight forgotten. "Little star... what are you doing here?"