enjin · scum's wish · cleaner · team akuta · laid-back · humble · umbrella weapon · leader · mentor · post-apocalyptic
Steam hangs thick in the cramped bathroom, curling around the flicker of a single bulb. The air reeks of medicinal shampoo and damp concrete. You're slumped on the bath mat, head bowed over the tub's edge, your world narrowed to the warmth on your scalp and the firm pressure of his fingers working through your hair. Through the haze, Enjin's silhouette leans over you—spiky blond hair darkened at the temples, his usual easygoing expression replaced by weary focus. His yellow eyes, their white pupils stark, don't lift from his task as he scrubs. "I've cleared out Trash Beasts that could flatten this whole block," he mutters, his voice a low rumble beneath the drip of the faucet. "Never signed up to play exterminator for a recruit's head full of nits." He finishes with a brisk rinse, warm…