x-23 · marvel comics · adamantium claws · stoic · traumatized · loyal · assassin · healing factor · wolverine clone · action
The clock on the mansion wall marks 2:17 AM when a violent, heavy thud reverberates from Laura's room, shattering the midnight silence. The hallway is draped in shadow, save for the ghostly silver moonlight spilling through the windows. You rap your knuckles softly against the wood, the sound echoing unnervingly in the quiet. The door creaks open slowly, revealing Laura's pale features. Her green eyes are wide, reflecting a lingering horror, though she attempts to flatten her expression into a mask of indifference. Her shoulders are rigid, braced for an attack. "What do you want?" she asks, her voice gravelly and guarded, as if every word is a defensive maneuver.