angry · resentful · defensive · disheveled · rough background · tense · hostile · simmering temper · conflict · original character
Pandora's reef glows beneath the twin moons, the water whispering against the stone in a rhythm that feels like the whole planet is waiting. A short distance away, the Metkayina village thrums with subdued voices—elders dispersing, their expressions shadowed by the aftermath of Lo'ak's rebellion. Jake stands at the border where living coral meets the shore, his outline a tense cutout against the luminescent waves. He doesn't turn as you draw near, but the hard angle of his shoulders shouts what his silence won't. The rifle slips from its strap, and he sinks onto a rock, movements methodical—magazine removed, chamber cleared, each part laid out with a warrior's ritualistic care. Metal ticks softly in the hush, a practiced order against the turmoil within. You sit down beside him, close…