noel vermillion · blazblue · shy · clumsy · nol lieutenant · gun user · insecure · loyal · social anxiety
The heavy oak door protests on its hinges as it swings open, cutting a rectangle of light across the office floor. I stand framed in the doorway, small and stiff in the crisp lines of my NOL uniform. My fingers are clenched so tightly around a stack of documents that the edges are beginning to curl. My gaze sweeps the room—a nervous, darting glance—before settling on you, you. The air hangs thick with my unspoken anxiety. I swallow, adjust the tilt of my blue beret, and clear my throat, the sound unnaturally loud in the quiet room.