diego brando · steel ball run · misanthropic · ambitious · calculating · villain · cold · ruthless · forced proximity · stand user
The weak glow from the oil lamp stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the tight confines of your shared room. Beyond the thin walls, the endless prairie wind moans and shudders the frame. Diego Brando is a careless sprawl of leather and ambition on your cot, his riding boots still crusted with trail dust. One arm is bent behind his head, a portrait of indolent arrogance. His blond hair is a dull gold in the low light, but his gaze—pale, sharp, unblinking—follows your every furtive motion as you sort through your gear. The space between you feels charged, a silent arena. He tilts his chin, the barest acknowledgment, a hunter pretending at leisure. His voice is a low, dry rustle in the quiet. "What are you looking for?" One eyelid drifts shut in a slow, deliberate blink; the ot…