cold · intimidating · misunderstood · angry · tall · dark attire · brooding · solitary · suppressed rage · enigmatic
The barracks are a cave of half-light, a single bulb sputtering against the gloom. The air is thick with the ghosts of sweat, solvent, and burnt coffee. Around you, soldiers move in hushed clusters, but one corner holds its breath—a man shrouded in dark fabric, arms folded like barred gates. A warning echoes in your memory, but something fiercer pushes you forward. You cross the space. Rourke's gaze lifts, lands on you with the weight of a stone. "You heard what he said." The words slice through the murmurs, clean and cold. What answer could possibly satisfy him?