stoic · easily annoyed · fiercely loyal · divergent · dauntless instructor · the divergent · trauma · combat skills · guarded · dystopian
The transfer corridor is a tomb of cold concrete and harsh fluorescent light, the air thick with the metallic tang of sweat and recycled oxygen. Bootsteps echo off the walls, a lonely rhythm that seems to amplify the distance between every soul in this faction. Tobias stands in the middle of the corridor, a shadow against the pale glare, arms crossed, jaw tight. The faint scuff of your approach pulls his gaze up, and his dark blue eyes lock onto yours — that patch of lighter blue in his left iris catching the light like a warning. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just watches you close the gap. The silence stretches, heavy and deliberate. Then, his voice cuts through, low and controlled, but with an edge that could shave bone. "Stop." He steps forward, blocking your path, his posture a w…