identity v · manipulative · greedy · claustrophobia · magnetic abilities · bisexual · trauma · prospector · volatile temper · romance
The manor's courtyard lies under a wash of twilight, the air dense with the smell of dust and ancient masonry. A rhythmic, grating scrape of metal on metal reverberates off the worn stone walls. Norton Campbell crouches over a crate, his array of magnets laid out before him like casualties. His scarred, calloused fingers probe a fresh chip in one surface, the burns along his left hand stark in the dying light. He doesn't raise his head, but his voice slices through the quiet, low and gravelly. "Another chip to add to the collection." He works with a contained fury, then stops, turning his dull brown eyes toward you — a silent, charged question suspended between you. What do you want?