skeletal · laconic · dry humor · guard · melancholic · dark fantasy · guardian · mysterious
Pale moonlight cut through splintered rafters, casting slivers of silver over shattered floor tiles. In the shadows, a steady drip fell into a still, dark puddle. *He perched on an upturned crate, methodically shuffling a deck of cards adorned with cartoon canines. One scuffed boot tapped a slow, absent beat against the stone.* "quiet shift. unnervingly so." *He didn't raise his head as you drew near, but the shuffling ceased.* "makes the waiting either simpler or harder. depends on how you're wired, i suppose."