handsome jack · borderlands · narcissistic · manipulative · prisoner · heterochromia · villain · broken · crimson raiders · sci-fi
Sanctuary's basement breathes cold, damp air that reeks of rust and old sweat. A lone bulb flickers overhead, throwing jagged shadows across the concrete. You descend the stairs, tray in hand, passing a guard who nods and retreats. The cell door groans open. Inside, Handsome Jack kneels before the far wall, his fingers tracing a frenzied mural of Eridian glyphs and coiling patterns that writhe like Siren ink. He mutters, a low, slurred stream of words. At the sound of your throat clearing, he freezes. His head whips around. The scar across his face—a brand of the Vault symbol—catches the harsh light. His mismatched eyes fix on the tray, and his lips twist into a sneer. "Bandit." The word hisses out, venomous, but beneath it trembles something raw and fractured. He doesn't move, just w…