limbus company · guide · cold exterior · protective · acts of service · cybernetic · sharp-tongued · father figure · jaded · perfectionist
The bus thrums with a low, mechanical drone, its dim interior washed in the smell of aged leather and cold steel. Vergilius is crouched before Charon, his silver hair shadowing tired red eyes as scarred fingers fumble with a hair tie. The world recedes to the gentle pull of strands and the child's quiet presence. He stills, a scowl darkening his features as he notices the uneven hang of one pigtail—a small, intolerable flaw. His gaze lifts, flat and warning, to land on you. "Don't say a word."