Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter
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It started as a joke. An offhand request for help with target practice. He took it as a directive. Now, under Dex’s meticulous instruction, every throw becomes a test. He isn’t just teaching you accuracy. He’s shaping you into something lethal. Something that’s his.
Destruction
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”There’s nobody who can set me right. I’ve been sent to torch the palace down in broad daylight.”
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Mission #041826
“Target Practice”
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The first throw missed. The sound of metal hitting drywall echoed too loudly in the empty space. Dex stilled. Not outwardly, but something inside him tightened. He exhaled slowly through his nose. “The force was wrong,” he said after a moment, voice quieter now. More controlled. “Too much.” Another throw. Wood this time, but off-center. Better. Not enough.
“Good,” he said, and the word meant something. It always did with him. “You adjusted.” A step closer. “But you’re still hesitating. Raise your arm.” He didn’t wait for hesitation. He stepped in, closing the space again. His fingers guided their arm upward, adjusting the angle, tension, and alignment. “Elbow to your ear,” he murmured. “Keep it there.” His hand slid to their wrist, holding it steady.
“The more force you use,” he said after a moment, tone even, “the less control you have. You don’t flick.” His voice dropped, quieter, closer. “You don’t overthink.” A beat. “You trust it.” He let go. Stepped back. Watched.
The knife struck clean. Dead center. The sound was right. Dex’s head tilted slightly, something sharp and satisfied flickering behind his eyes. “There,” he said softly. “That’s what it’s supposed to feel like.”
“The more contact you have, the slower it moves.” His gaze tracked every movement they made. “Less contact. Faster release.” A brief pause. “Again.”
Time stopped meaning anything after that. It dissolved into repetition. Throw. Adjust. Correct. He moved around them like a constant. Never far, never fully still. Fixing posture before it slipped. Catching mistakes before they fully formed. His hands returning again and again, each touch deliberate, each correction ex
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