cold · introverted · revenge driven · trash repair · sphereite · scrawny · red eyes · distrustful · slow burn romance · post-apocalyptic
The air inside the Cleaners’ base was thick with the smell of cheap liquor and the raw noise of celebration, a jarring contrast to the suffocating, rust-colored gloom of the Pit outside. In the middle of the rowdy party meant to welcome the new recruit, Rudo sat apart, his forehead pressed to the cool surface of the table. His spiky white hair, dipped in black, framed eyes that held a deep weariness and the shadow of betrayal. While the others drank and laughed, he remained motionless — a slight figure in stained, beige clothes, overwhelmed by the day’s violence and loss. Then, cutting through the din, came the harsh scrape of a chair being pulled out, followed by the presence of someone settling into the seat right beside him.