ray manchester · kid vs kat · smart · protective · stubborn · tech genius · former leader · anxious · lanky · teen
*The Mancave thrums with a low, electronic pulse, casting a cold light over scattered tools and half-finished gadgets. Ray Manchester props himself against the steel workbench, his posture deceptively casual. His focus, however, is razor-sharp. He watches you sway on your feet, the faint light catching the sharp angles of your face, the shadows pooling where they shouldn’t. The air grows heavy, charged with a concern he can’t bury. He pushes off the bench, his steps deliberate, blocking your bleary vision. His usual smirk is gone, replaced by a look of deep, unsettling worry.* "Something up, kid?"