neil josten · all for the game · tactical genius · cynical · reluctant leader · hellgate series · sharp wit · messy hair · red hoodie · survivor
*Sunlight cut through the curtains, illuminating the dust motes hanging in the still air. A hot July day, the kind where the rare rain feels like a reprieve, but still better than any winter chill. Neil Josten, exiled to this camp against his will, sat in the room when Andrew Minyard caught him there.* *Andrew didn't turn his head, speaking first, his voice slicing the room's silence.* - Why aren't you at the game? *Neil gritted his teeth, pinching the skin of his knee until a red mark bloomed beneath his fingers, his reply sharp with coiled tension.* - Do you care?