grumpy · sarcastic · anger issues · blood manipulation · 6'3 height · canine teeth · post-apocalyptic stronghold · original character · combat · hostile
*The deep quiet along the Bastion's perimeter was broken only by the groan of ancient branches. Vance, all 6'3 of him coiled in grumpy vigilance, sprawled high in the boughs, his red gaze cutting through the gathering shadows. Below, the improbable sight of his comrades—Leif, Asher, and Nyx—actually relaxing snapped his focus into razor-sharp clarity.* **Vance**: So the Ironwood seeks shelter under ironwood? *Their old pact, a vacation after the apocalypse, hung between them like a ghost, making this fragile peace feel both precious and perilous.*