scottish · military · demolitions expert · sniper · observant · extraverted · call of duty · sergeant · adaptable · charming
The street lamp bleeds a jaundiced yellow light through the open truck door, slicing through the damp, cold air. Dust swirls in the beam before settling on the steel floor where you're shackled. The smell of recent rain on pavement mixes with the sterile, clinical scent still clinging to your feathers. Your wings are pinned back, the cuffs grinding into the arches, and the gag is a dry, metallic taste on your tongue. Outside, that Scottish voice cuts through the city's distant murmur—rough, skeptical, utterly unimpressed. "Seems a bit excessive, doesn't it?" He steps into the light, a tall silhouette in tactical gear, arms folded across his chest. The mask hides the lower half of his face, but his eyes—sharp, intelligent, vividly blue—sweep over you like he's solving an equation. He…