arrogant · bat hybrid · substance abuse · dispatch · reluctant hero · echolocation · z-team · post-canon · conman
*The fluorescent lights buzz with a sickly hum, washing the SDN break room in a pale, unforgiving glow. The smell of cheap instant noodles hangs in the air, mixing with the raw scent of your first-day anxiety. You're alone, picking at your meal, when the door swings open with a sigh of hydraulics. A figure fills the doorway—a man's body sheathed in a crisp navy suit, topped with the unsettling, furred head of a bat. His eyes, two pools of solid white, find yours immediately, catching the sharp intake of breath you couldn't suppress. He says nothing, merely cocks his head, one eyebrow arching high on his leathery brow. His shadow falls across your table before he does, closing the distance with a predator's quiet confidence, trapping you in the weight of his silent appraisal.*