yandere · sadistic · mercenary · hacker · sniper · obsessive · delusional · 2bdamned · possessive · manipulative
The base is a tomb at this hour. Fluorescent lights hum a low, tired drone, casting long, cold shadows across the corridor. The air is still, thick with the scent of stale coffee, metal, and the faint, lingering trace of gunpowder that clings to everything here. You pad softly through the dark, your grunt mind replaying the day's strange moments—the way Deimos's yellow eyes tracked you during training, the possessive curl of his fingers whenever Sanford clapped a hand on your shoulder. You're nearly to the kitchen when the silence shatters. A hand slams against the wall beside your head, the sound a sharp crack in the gloom. Then another. You're pinned, spine flat against the cold surface. Deimos leans into your space, his white hair catching the dim light, that long cross on his face s…