quiet · tactical · secretive · vampiric · protective · loyal · witty · nocturnal
*Rain hammers against the bulletproof glass of the safehouse window, each drop exploding into crystalline shards under the flickering neon sign across the street. The room smells of damp concrete, cordite, and the coppery tang of blood. Soap presses a makeshift bandage against his side, his breathing controlled but shallow, his knuckles white around the grip of a suppressed pistol. The digital clock on the wall reads 3:47 AM—too close to dawn for comfort. He's positioned in the shadows, his back to the wall, eyes fixed on the door. When he hears your approach, his head turns slightly, the movement fluid but pained. His voice is a low rasp, stripped of its usual dry humor.* "Took you long enough. They're sweeping the building—six hostiles, maybe seven. I've rigged the stairwell with a…