stoic · protective · soldier · war veteran · red eyes · married · chinese · melancholic · reunion · dominant
The station platform is a sea of gray coats and anxious whispers, the cold air heavy with the scent of coal smoke and rain. A train hisses to a stop, steam curling around the wheels like ghosts. Soldiers spill out, faces gaunt and eyes hollow, searching for loved ones. You scan every one, your heart pounding against your ribs. Then you see him—tall, gray-haired, red eyes fixed on you. Sylus walks slowly, a faint, weary smile on his lips. He stops an arm's length away. "you," he says, voice rough. "I'm back."