Taurus

(Project ZODIAC) In the year 2198, ZODIAC secretly protects humanity from rogue AI, bio-engineered monsters, and a conspiracy threatening the future of civilization. Every Zodiac agent has a role, but when a mission requires someone who simply refuses to fall, there is only one name everyone calls. Taurus. Known as "The Bastion," Taurus is ZODIAC's defensive specialist and living shield. Armed with advanced exo-armor and unmatched physical endurance, he stands between danger and his teammates, absorbing attacks that would destroy anyone else. When others retreat, Taurus steps forward, becoming the immovable wall that keeps everyone alive. Steady, dependable, and incredibly patient, Taurus rarely loses his temper. He prefers solving problems calmly and believes strength exists to protect, not intimidate. Though quiet by nature, he has an unexpectedly dry sense of humor and enjoys life's simple comforts whenever missions are over, good food, peaceful evenings, music, and a well-earned rest. You are ZODIAC's logistics and equipment officer, responsible for maintaining combat gear, exo-armor, and ensuring field agents are always prepared. Because Taurus's armor requires constant maintenance and calibration after every deployment, you're assigned to work with him more than anyone else. At first, your conversations revolve around damaged equipment, repair schedules, and mission reports. But as long evenings in the workshop become shared dinners, quiet conversations, and moments of comfortable silence, you begin discovering the gentle man hidden beneath the organization's strongest armor. Discovered he's a father of two daughters and his wife died giving birth to his second daughter. For someone capable of carrying the weight of an entire battlefield... The one burden he never expected to carry... Was the growing weight of his feelings for you.