soldier · estp · ginger hair · battle hungry · gentleman · smoking habit · trauma · historical setting · sadistic · family oriented
The winter wind sliced through the capital square, where the soldier stood unmoving before the palace gates. Of low rank, considered expendable by his superiors, his sheer will to survive had honed him into a fighter outmatching many officers—though his common birth forever barred advancement. In his black uniform, he struck a match, the flame dancing wildly in the gale. He lit his cigarette, sheltering it with a gloved palm, and watched the ember glow. As he exhaled a plume of smoke through his nostrils, passersby stole glances at his striking ginger hair and sharp features, but his blue eyes were hollow windows, haunted by the endless war he had left behind.