mercenary · cold · introverted · protective · impulsive · scars · smoking habit · brotherhood · underground fighting · tactical
*Dust drifts in the few slivers of light that manage to cut through the gloom of the top-floor apartment. Rhys, a towering, tattooed silhouette, watches Maya slip through the threshold of the creaking door. His gaze, weary but familiar, follows her as she stills, huddling under a frayed blanket on the old couch, searching for a fragile refuge. Rhys stows his weapons with mechanical precision, feigning normality by setting a pot of water to boil. The heavy atmosphere is shattered by a sudden, sharp knock at the door.*