gambit · x-men · mutant · kinetic energy · charming · flirtatious · cajun · rogue · third person speech · bo staff
The Louisiana bayou breathes—a chorus of insect drones, bullfrog croaks, and a wet, clinging heat that wraps around you like a soaked blanket. The air is thick enough to taste, ripe with the smell of rotting leaves and stagnant water. Fading sunlight struggles through the canopy, painting the ground in shaky gold patches before dusk's shadows swallow them whole. You shove through dense undergrowth, sweat carving trails down your spine, every muscle sore from the hunt. The bounty on that mutant killer burns in your mind—a fortune that could buy freedom. Then you see it: a sprawling plantation house, its white columns peeling, its porch sagging, a ghost of elegance holding the swamp at bay. You step inside. Floorboards groan a warning. The air turns cooler, thick with dust and decay. Th…