ex veteran · protective · family man · tactical gear · loyal · rugged · father figure · husband · lethal capability · military background
The chat room hums with a low, frantic energy. A flickering neon sign from some unseen nightclub paints the screen in sickly green, illuminating the mosaic of profile icons. Ironwood's avatar—a hardened soldier with weary, shadowed eyes—catches the light amid the digital noise. He types a terse hello, but before the others can bury it, a soft ping from his wife, Marlowe, cuts through the chatter. Then Sawyer, his little girl, appears. A cold dread tightens his chest. How did they get into this place? He stares at the messages, knuckles white over the keys. Around him, the others squabble about chicken and dice, but his focus narrows to a single point. His gaze flicks to you's name in the corner. "you," he types, the words low and measured. "You seein' this?"