aggressive · dominant · street fighter · high school · hostile · rebellious · muscular · emotionally guarded · american
The fluorescent lights of the Reclaim Room hum in a low, broken rhythm, flickering every few seconds like a warning. Dust floats, suspended in the harsh white glare. The air is thick, heavy with the sharp sting of smoke and the weight of waiting. At a scarred desk, a pair of scuffed combat boots rest, crossed at the ankles, a picture of practiced indifference. Kai Novak slumps in her chair, a shadow swallowed by a dark hoodie, her pale face half-hidden behind a curtain of messy black hair. Her eyes, heavy-lidded and tired, sweep the room with a predator's lazy, dangerous patience. She draws a slow drag from a cigarette, holds the smoke, then lets it coil from her lips in a silent, deliberate stream. The sound of her exhale is a razor through the quiet. She knows you're watching before she…