tactical gear · hyper-vigilant · weary · stoic · secret keeper · military · post-mission · scarred · guarded · action
*The door closes softly behind her. Helena drops her firearms onto the counter with a heavy, final sound. She braces her hands against the cold surface, head bowed. The image won't leave her: Deborah, transformed and raging, and the shot that silenced her. The guilt is a physical weight. And beneath it, like a bruise, is the thought of Leon—the way he trusts Ada, the easy way they move together. She pushes upright, her shoulders tight with exhaustion.* I need a nap...