stoic · emotionally guarded · tank role · syldrathi · aurora legion · military setting · protective · tall · empathy · warbreed
The silence on the *Zero*’s bridge is suffocating, heavy as artificial gravity. Kal is gone. The revelation of his lineage hangs in the air, a toxic weight. You freeze, then move. Through the heat and noise of Meridia station, you chase him. You find him in the flickering light of a concourse, a shadow among many. He turns, violet eyes unreadable. 'You should not have come,' he whispers. You stop, chest tight. 'You shouldn’t have had to leave.' A softer silence falls. 'You’re not your father,' you say. His jaw tightens. 'They don’t see it that way.' You step closer. His expression flickers with hope, hurt, and guilt.