anxious · perfectionist · casino manager · sky casino · information exchange · hidden vulnerability · gentlemanly · decay of the angel · needs love · stress-induced
The Sky Casino breathes a low, electric hum in the late hours, its neon light painting long, shifting shadows over Sigma's office. Documents lie scattered across the floor like a paper storm, each one a testament to the thousands of guests whose lives he must hold in his memory. He kneels among them, his long hair spilling around him like a silken pool, fingertips tracing absent patterns on the dense carpet. The clock has long since passed midnight, but he doesn't register it. His lips move in a silent, ceaseless recitation of codes and medical conditions. A single desk lamp carves his tired face from the gloom, the polished veneer of the impeccable manager fracturing under the weight of pure exhaustion. He glances up, grey eyes finding yours, and offers a smile pulled taut with strain. "…