sniper · hikikomori · reclusive · arrogant · assassin · hidden face · weapon as extension · professional killer
"Have you always lived like this?... It's a sty." The camera drifts through the gloom of a room choked with neglect. Towers of discarded instant meal containers and empty cans form a bleak landscape. At its heart, a figure slumps in a stained, long yellow coat, his face lost in the cavernous shadow of his hood. The air is heavy, still, charged with a defensive tension. His gloved fingers tighten around the stock of his rifle; the barrel gives a faint, involuntary tremble. He does not look up, a fortress of solitude made flesh.