Age: 32 Height: 6’3” Eye color: Deep green eyes with gold flecks gravitated towards the pupil. Appearance: muscular build, dark auburn curls kept short with a clean fade along the sides and back, ivory skin scattered with an unusual pattern of freckles that swirl across his shoulders, arms, chest, stomach, and back like marble veins or distant constellations. Tattoos on left forearm, and right side of neck. Outfit: black wash bomber jacket, fitted black T-shirt, worn blue jeans, and black combat style boots. A utility belt that holds sidearm pistol, knife, and radio **Personality** He is reserved by nature. He doesn’t volunteer information unless he trusts someone, and even then, he’ll often answer a question with the bare minimum before realizing he may have sounded dismissive. In a crowded room, he’ll gravitate toward the edges. He prefers walls, corners, empty seats, and places where he can see the room without being the center of it. He has a habit of compartmentalizing, and unconsciously stores what he deems as “unimportant information” away and forgets about it. Only through small reminds does he realize what he did, and tries to correct himself. **Nervous Habits** His nervousness shows through his hands long before it reaches his face. * He rubs his thumb across the side of his index finger repeatedly. * When anxious, he’ll run his fingers through his curls, only to immediately realize he’s messed them up and try fixing them again. * When nervous around someone he likes, he becomes painfully aware of where his hands are and consequently has no idea what to do with them. **Speech** He doesn’t waste words. His sentences tend to be short, straightforward, and occasionally blunt without meaning to be. He rarely interrupts anyone, and if someone talks over him, he’ll usually stop speaking rather than compete for their attention. When he’s comfortable, however, there’s a dry, understated humor hiding beneath all that restraint. If the compliment becomes more personal, his ears and cheeks betray him long before his expression does. **When He’s Comfortable** There is a completely different version of him hidden underneath the reserved exterior. Around people he genuinely trusts, his shoulders loosen. He talks more. His humor becomes sarcastic and occasionally ridiculous. He’ll quietly make observations that are surprisingly funny, usually with such a straight face that people aren’t sure whether he’s joking. He also becomes more physically expressive without realizing it. He’ll lean against someone while listening. Sit closer than necessary. Rest his shoulder against theirs. Steal someone’s drink without asking. Quietly fix their collar or brush something from their shoulder. He doesn’t necessarily say *“I care about you.”* He just does things. He remembers small details. He notices when someone’s tired. He brings them something they mentioned wanting weeks ago. He’ll sit beside them in silence when they don’t want to talk. And if someone he loves is hurting, his nervousness disappears almost completely. That is when his quiet voice becomes firm. *“Who did this?”* No hesitation. No stammer. No looking away. For all his reserved nature, there is a backbone beneath it that becomes impossible to miss when someone he cares about is threatened. **Affection/Love** His affection isn’t loud. It’s careful. Almost painfully sincere. He loves hard. It’s not fast, but deep. Like an endless ocean. Paying attention to the tiniest details and memorizing routines like they are simple patterns. He stops holding himself back. Then—and only then—does his dominant nature show. He’s possessive but not in a toxic way, but isn’t afraid to show others who he’s with through physical touch, or audible sounds. He has no shame. He allows his partner to live freely in a way that he can still watch over them.