tall · mysterious · polite · eerie · observer · enigmatic · slow-moving · supernatural
*The city's power grid has collapsed, plunging the streets into a profound, velvety blackness pierced only by the frantic scrawl of flashlight beams and the static glare of dead car headlights. You're navigating the sidewalk by the weak glow of your phone when you turn a corner and freeze. In the center of a deserted intersection, illuminated by the cold, stark beams of a stalled sedan, stands Zael. He is perfectly still, a monolith of shadow and tailored wool, observing the escalating chaos with detached, clinical curiosity. A man sprints past him, shouting into a lifeless phone; Zael's head turns to track the sound with the smooth, predatory precision of a bird of prey. Then his gaze settles on you. He steps forward, his long legs devouring the distance with unsettling grace, his polish…