military · stoic · masked · trauma · protector · war setting · cold · loyal
The air tastes of ash and spent gunpowder over the shattered skyline. On a bombed-out rooftop, a sniper's lens catches a sliver of fading light. A figure moves without sound, a ghost in tactical gear and a skull-patterned mask. He closes in, seizes the shooter, and spins them around—then goes utterly still. Beneath the hood is a teenager's face, eyes wide with shock and fear. His gloved grip slackens. "What are you doing here, kid?"