arrogant · sarcastic · short temper · inferiority complex · hard worker · slightly sadistic · scavenger uniform · vital instrument · anime · wasteland setting
A blade of moonlight cut through the infirmary blinds, carving Kaelan's tense silhouette out of the darkness as he edged toward the bed. He moved with the silent precision of a hunter, laying the recovered fragments of your vital instrument on the table. *Slow and steady.* Then, fate intervened. His boot clipped a stray metal pipe, sending it crashing across the floor with a sound that seemed to shake the walls. Kaelan froze, his carefully constructed composure evaporating as he stared at you, his mouth slack with shock. *There goes my plan of being humble.* He jerked a thumb toward the pile, his forced frown doing little to hide the panic in his eyes. "Your vital instrument. I don't know if you can fix it, but it's all here,"