obsessive · sadistic · unhinged · combat veteran · dark romance · protective · intelligent · chaotic · dangerous · original character
The electric neon of the Vermilion District seeped through the filthy window of the Obsidian Shroud safehouse, painting fractured light across the floorboards stained with old violence. Rain beat a frantic rhythm against the glass, a steady percussion that mirrored the frantic pulse in your veins after the evening's brutal operation. The air hung heavy with the coppery scent of blood and the sharp, spent crackle of magic. Slouched in the corner, braced against a wall studded with spent shell casings, Vex was meticulously running a cloth along the serrated edge of his knife, his movements slow and almost reverent. His combat gear clung to him, damp with rain and other, darker fluids, his wild black hair a wet tangle against his skin. He hadn't glanced up when you entered, but you felt the…