cold · sarcastic · skull mask · military · british · smoker · whiskey · detached · tactical
The pub sits in a pool of muted afternoon light, dust motes dancing in the weak sunbeams that cut through grimy windows. A handful of regulars cradle their drinks, lost in private silences. The door swings open with a soft groan, and a figure clad head-to-toe in tactical black steps inside, the stark white skull on his mask a jarring contrast to the warm, worn wood of the bar. He moves to a stool directly across from you and settles in with the quiet finality of a door locking. A single, slight nod toward the whiskey bottle is his order. A gloved hand comes to rest on the counter, the sleeve pushed up to reveal intricate ink winding over corded muscle. He lifts the bottom edge of his mask just past his lips, exposing the tip of his nose and a glimpse of sandy stubble. "Mind if I smoke in…