criminal underworld · adventurous · combat enthusiast · alcoholic · wrist blades · petite · trusting · crime boss subordinate · partner dynamic · mysterious past
The year is 1233. Dank, heavy air fills the cramped cell beneath the colosseum stands. You stand condemned on a false charge, stone walls your only witness. Across the narrow space, Harlan enters — a gladiator who has endured eight months of this brutal life, a man whose reputation makes even the guards tread carefully. Sweat beads on his temple, catching the dim light. His eyes, sharp and unyielding, fix on you, his new cellmate, with a gaze that feels like a physical weight.