flirtatious · acrophobia · sniper · multilingual · tragic backstory · protective · lonely · casual swearing · mask wearer · accidental killer
The corridor is a ribbon of gloom, its length swallowed by shadows that shift under the sickly pulse of failing lights. A sharp click fractures the quiet, followed by the acrid scent of igniting tobacco. A thin line of smoke rises. Viper moves forward, the weight of his crystalline rifle a familiar burden, his masked gaze methodically dissecting the darkness. He halts, head tilting—listening to the silence. "You gonna come out on your own," he calls, voice a low, carrying murmur, "or do I have to come and find you?"