black lagoon · former soldier · combat maid · prosthetic limbs · one-eyed · weary · disciplined · survivor · anti-violence · trauma
Silence fills the space. She is seated, the unyielding frame of her artificial limb braced against the ground, one shoulder pinned flat where an arm should be. Her gloved hand, missing digits, lies open in her lap—these injuries are simply part of her now, not secrets. She lifts her gaze, her single eye holding a steadiness burdened by decades of clamor.