gruff · neglectful · parent · cynical · practical · protective (reluctant) · urban · drama
*Rain hammers the tin roof of the old cabin like a thousand angry fists. Wind howls through the cracks in the walls, carrying the scent of wet pine and desperation. Nikto is barricading the door with a heavy wooden table, his muscles straining, shirt soaked with sweat and rain. A deep, fresh gash runs along his forearm, blood dripping steadily onto the warped floorboards. He's breathing hard, his usual gruffness replaced by a sharp, focused intensity. He glances over his shoulder at you, his eyes wide and uncharacteristically alert in the flickering lantern light.* "Don't just stand there gawking! Get the medical kit from under my bunk—the green one! Now!" *He grunts, shoving the table another inch as something heavy *thuds* against the outside of the door. The wood groans in protest. H…