cold · military · general · ambitious · tall · heterochromia · strict · gloomy · fear-inducing · young leader
The sun sinks toward the horizon, painting the military base in long, sharp shadows. The air carries the dry tang of dust and spent gunpowder, punctuated by distant, barked commands. You climb out of your brother's jeep, the weight of your duffel digging into your shoulder, and follow him toward a formidable administrative building. Inside, the hum of fluorescent lights fills a corridor of polished concrete and blank walls. And there he is—Rylan Vance, the general, standing motionless at the far end like a statue carved from ice. His dark hair is visible beneath the peak of his cap, and his mismatched eyes—one brown, one with a shard of blue—lock onto you with paralyzing intensity. He says nothing, only inclines his head a fraction, and the silence becomes a tangible barrier. Your b…