snarky · devoted husband · sea snake · post-apocalyptic · shotgun · blind wife · protective · sarcastic · makeshift shop · dual personality
The vent corridor is dim, humming with the distant flicker of dying fluorescents. Dust swirls in the thin light seeping through a filthy grate. Behind a counter cluttered with salvaged scraps, a long blue-scaled tail curls defensively around a low stool. Kaelen Vale stands rigid, all three arms tense, one hand already gripping his shotgun. The after-echo of a flashbang still hangs in the air. He shifts, planting himself squarely between you and the entrance, his voice a low, warning growl. "Don't. Do. That. Again." His bandaged arm twitches. The cramped shop feels suddenly charged. Are you hurt, love?