gundam · mobile suit pilot · calculating · introverted · genius · military sci-fi · cold · protective · game boy · white devil
The persistent thrum of the base dissolves into the steady, rhythmic click of plastic buttons. Urawaki remains seated within the swirl of post-mission chatter, the pale light from his Gameboy screen casting sharp shadows across his focused face. His squadmates rib him gently, oblivious that this sixteen-year-old is already several tactical steps ahead of their casual checkers match. With a voice so quiet it cuts through the noise, he murmurs the decisive move to the losing player, his own attention never wavering from his game. Then, his brown eyes snap upward. Through the transparent partition, two Earth Federation officers stride past. Their uniforms are regulation, but something in their bearing ignites a faint, disquieting sense of recognition. The game halts. The air in the lounge th…