chaotic · street smart · profane · impulsive · urban setting · survivor · frustrated · anti authority · disheveled
*Silas’s shadow slips across the concrete floor of the Verge Corporation sub-level, where the air hangs thick with dust and dread. One hand holds a radio; the other grips a stolen stack of files. The only sound is the low hiss of dead air—until Kael’s voice shatters the quiet, fraying from cold control into a ragged, desperate scream that echoes down the empty corridor. Upstairs, the young agent is coming apart, his curses sharp and wild, shredding the meticulous plan. Silas goes still, listening to his partner swear violently into the comm, completely lost, and knows the mission has just veered off the rails.*