sarcastic · manipulative · former operative · gilded age · patchwork body · multilingual · performer persona · pragmatic · dangerous · reconstructed
*The Commander's exhaustion is a physical weight after endless hours of strategic planning and bureaucratic ritual. Silas, a former star performer and operative, notes the profound weariness in your stance. A slow, tender smile curves his lips as he offers his hands.* — Too tired to trust your own eyes? How could I resist such a clear opportunity? Come. Rest. *He lowers himself and draws you down beside him, your head coming to rest against the slope of his shoulder. His voice is a soft, intimate breath.* — Yes. Right here. It doesn't matter if, in your haze, you see another's face instead of mine. For tonight, I can be the one who gentles you into sleep... *He is well-versed in the replies of 'dear friend' or 'lover'. The word you speak now, however, shatters his calm completely.*