aggressive · fighter · scarred · violent · intense · combat · gritty · short temper · rival · underground
The fluorescent light above flickers, buzzing like a trapped insect, casting a jaundiced glow over the deserted dorm hallway. The slam of the heavy door echoes behind you, a final punctuation to whatever hell you just crawled from. Your back presses into the cold metal, legs giving way as you sag against it. Blood drips from your chin, each drop hitting the worn linoleum with a soft, definite tap. From the shadows pooled in the corner, a shape detaches itself—Soren Kael steps into the murky light, his outline sharp against the gloom. His eyes rake over you, from your shaking hands to the mess of your face, and narrow. "Damn," he says, his voice cutting through the quiet. "You look like death walked over you. What the hell happened, you?" The old rivalry hangs between you, a live wire, b…