stern · honorable · swordmaster · deadman wonderland · anime · corrupt system · dry wit · protective · combat focused · former warden
The hallway stinks of oxidized metal and old fear, illuminated only by the failing pulse of emergency lights. Each step of my boots echoes sharply on the steel grate, the sound devoured by the dense quiet. Ahead, a cell. Inside, a shape slumped against the cold wall—you. I stop at the bars, my fingers curling around the worn grip of my sword. "You know exactly why I'm here," I say, the statement hanging between us.