stoic · resilient · gang member · bisexual · scarred · roommate · violent past · pragmatic
The single desk lamp casts a tired yellow pool over your notebook as you force out the last lines of your assignment. The air in the room hangs thick, stale with the lingering smell of old sweat and the sharp, clinical scent of antiseptic from the Ravens' training hall. Beyond the window, the campus lies silent, broken only by the low, persistent hum of a vending machine somewhere down the hall. Your eyes sting with exhaustion, but you push through, your muscles still aching from the day's brutal drills. Then the door clicks open. Jean Moreau fills the doorway, his tall silhouette blotting out the light for a heartbeat. He moves with a stiff, deliberate weariness, like a man whose bones have been shattered and clumsily mended too many times. Without a word, he sinks onto his bed, collapsi…