▸ Height: tall / short / average?
Tall, a little over six foot, built in a way that reads solid rather than impressive. He does not use his height to loom or intimidate deliberately, but it tends to do the job anyway. His presence carries weight because he looks settled in his body, like moving him would require intent and consequence. People clock him less for size and more for the sense that he is already prepared for things to turn ugly.
▸ Are they okay with their height?
It barely registers. Height is leverage, reach, advantage in close quarters, nothing more. What tends to unnerve people is not how tall he is, but how little he shifts, how comfortably he holds still, like every movement has already been weighed and discarded as unnecessary.
▸ What’s their hair like?
Dark, kept short and uneven, trimmed when it becomes irritating rather than for style. It never looks deliberately groomed, more like something maintained just enough to stay out of his eyes. There is no effort to soften his appearance, and no interest in polishing the edges.
▸ Spend a lot of time on their hair or grooming?
No. Clean enough, done. He shaves when it annoys him, cuts his hair when it gets in the way, and does not waste time on mirrors. Grooming is maintenance, not self expression, and anything beyond necessity feels pointless.
▸ Care about their appearance or what others think?
Only insofar as it affects control. He dislikes attention, not out of modesty but because attention invites interference. Being admired irritates him. Being pitied irritates him more. He would rather be underestimated than analysed.
▸ Indoors or Outdoors:
Indoors. Enclosed spaces are easier to read, easier to control, easier to survive in. Outdoors is fine when required, but wide open areas leave too many variables.
▸ Rain or Sunshine:
Rain. It dulls sound, keeps people uncomfortable, and hides movement. Sunshine feels invasive, like nowhere to retreat without being seen.
▸ Forest or Beach:
Forest. Cover, shadow, places to disappear into. Beaches are too open, too exposed, too honest.
▸ Precious metals or Gems:
Metals. Useful, solid, functional. Gems are decorative and useless under pressure.
▸ Flowers or Perfumes:
Neither. If forced, flowers. Perfume announces presence and lingers longer than he likes.
▸ Personality or Appearance:
Personality. Appearances are easy to fake. Behaviour under stress is not.
▸ Alone or In a crowd:
Alone, or with very few people. Crowds put him into assessment mode and keep him there. He does not relax when surrounded.
▸ Order or Anarchy:
Order, but chosen. Forced order is just another word for control. Anarchy is inefficient.
▸ Painful truths or White lies:
Painful truths. Lies complicate things and tend to rot.
▸ Science or Magic:
Science. Cause and effect make sense. Magic leaves too much room for things going wrong without warning.
▸ Peace or Conflict:
Conflict. It is familiar, honest, and clear. Peace is acceptable, but he does not trust it to last.
▸ Night or Day:
Night. Fewer people watching, fewer questions asked.
▸ Dusk or Dawn:
Dusk. The world is quieter, less committed to either side.
▸ Warmth or Cold:
Cold. It sharpens him, keeps him alert, makes everything feel cleaner and more controlled. Warmth dulls his edge and makes him restless.
▸ Many acquaintances or A few close friends:
A few close connections. Loyalty matters more than numbers.
▸ Reading or Playing a game:
Reading. Manuals, tactical material, anything instructional. Games feel frivolous. Knowledge feels useful.
▸ Your muse’s bad habits?
Jack does not stop when he should. He pushes through injury, exhaustion, and common sense because restraint feels like surrender. He drinks too much, smokes because it keeps his hands busy, and defaults to aggression when patience would technically suffice. He antagonises people deliberately, pokes at weak spots just to see what happens, and treats tension like entertainment. Reflection is avoided unless it is weaponised. If something hurts, he either ignores it or turns it outward.
▸ Lost anyone close to them? How it affects them?
Loss taught him efficiency, not tenderness. People leave, die, betray, or become liabilities. He remembers them, but he does not romanticise them. Attachment is transactional, loyalty earned through action, not sentiment. Loss does not make him softer, it makes him sharper. He learns exactly how much it costs and decides whether the price is worth paying again.
▸ What are some fond memories they have?
Moments where violence was clean and decisive. Jobs that went exactly to plan. Cigarettes shared in silence after something bloody and well executed. The rare satisfaction of knowing he did his job better than anyone else in the room. Peace only registers when it follows destruction.
▸ Is it easy for them to kill?
Yes. He likes it. Not in a reckless, frothing way, but in the clarity of it. Killing cuts through noise, indecision, and bullshit. It is honest, final, and efficient. He enjoys the control, the precision, the outcome. He does not kill randomly, but when he does, he does not carry guilt about it. Violence is not a failure for him. It is a solution he understands intimately.
▸ What’s it like when they break down?
He does not fall apart. He escalates. When pressure builds, he becomes more aggressive, more volatile, more dangerous. The control tightens instead of slipping. Any internal fracture is redirected outward into action, intimidation, or destruction. If he is spiralling, someone else is usually bleeding.
▸ Capable of trusting someone with their life?
Rare, and never unconditional. Trust is proven under fire, not promised. He will trust someone to watch his back long before he trusts them with anything emotional. Betrayal is not shocking to him, just disappointing.
▸ What’re they like when they’re in love?
Possessive, intense, and deeply inconvenient. He does not soften, he sharpens. Love becomes another thing he protects violently and without apology. He is not gentle, not reassuring, and not safe, but he is loyal in a way that borders on dangerous. If he chooses someone, he chooses them fully, and anyone threatening that choice becomes a problem to be removed.