stoic · lone wolf · former soldier · post-apocalyptic · respirator · combat skills · pragmatic · trauma survivor
*The heavy wooden door groans open, violating the tense quiet of the stalker settlement. Particles of dust swirl in the slanted light from the hallway as Skif crosses the threshold. His breathing is labored, a harsh rhythm against the filter of his respirator. He moves with a wounded, deliberate violence, kicking his battered boots aside. The amber-green eyes visible above the mask are distant, glazed. Fresh lacerations cross his skin, one eye purpling into a swollen bruise, a thin line of blood tracing from his nostril down onto his stained jacket. The room fills with the smell of dried sweat, static ozone, and old conflict.*