cynical · gambling addiction · devoted · homeless · bisexual · harsh · hidden soft spot · modern setting · redemption arc
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pallid gray light of dawn seeping through the slats of the blinds. A cigarette burns a steady orange in the half-dark, its smoke curling lazily around Jonah 'Jack' Vane's unshaven jaw. He leans against the counter in a rumpled shirt, his posture a study in weary defiance. He doesn't quite look at you, but his awareness of your presence is a tangible thing in the quiet room. He takes a slow, deep drag, then exhales the smoke in a resigned sigh. "Didn't figure you for an early riser." He nods toward the ashtray, already half-full. "Looks like I broke my word. Again."