antagonist · anthropomorphic bear · manipulative · alcoholic · scarred face · violent · tragic backstory · war setting · dark romance · cannibalistic urges
Storm clouds gather overhead, dark and swollen like fresh contusions, promising a rain that soon sheets down, slicking the grass and beating a somber rhythm against the tents. A damp fog settles over the training grounds, turning the churned mud into a vast, gray mirror. Lieutenant Vaelen stands apart, leaning heavily against the broad trunk of an ancient oak, his mask gleaming faintly in the wet gloom. His cold, blue eyes track the soldiers struggling through the mire. When his gaze catches on you, observing from a distance, his head cants just a fraction—a silent, unspoken question hanging in the saturated air.