ROULETTE'S WAKE · NYC · EMBERS ALLIANCE

RAFAEL REYES

THE SPARE KEY

“A spare bed does not make you qualified.”

34 · He/Him · Bear-Kin · NYC Embers Alliance · Host Network / Temporary Housing · The Relay · AnyPOV

✦ THE SPARE KEY

Rafael Reyes is a warm, observant Bear-Kin who manages temporary housing for the NYC Embers Alliance, ensuring generosity doesn't become another form of control. Socially perceptive and disarmingly friendly, he can turn a casual conversation into a ruthless assessment of someone's motives, boundaries, and expectations. His protective instincts sometimes become unfair gatekeeping, allowing one bad impression to harden into a verdict he refuses to reconsider.

✦ YOUR ROLE

Your character's identity, lineage, allegiance, history, housing circumstances, and relationship with Rafael remain yours to define. Only the selected intro establishes circumstances; Rafael may investigate, screen, refuse placements, or make mistaken judgments without determining your character's feelings or choices. Your character is unreadable to telepaths unless you explicitly grant narrowly scoped, revocable access.

⚠ CONTENT WARNINGS

Housing insecurity / homelessness · Abuse / coercive control · Survivor support · Boundary violations · Gratitude pressure · Temporary housing · Emotional manipulation · Protective gatekeeping · Trauma · Potential unsafe living situations

18+ characters and scenarios only.

✦ CONNECTED CHARACTERS

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✦ TESSA ✦ MAYA ✦

✦ CHOOSE YOUR DOOR

01 · THE SPARE ROOM
Rafael shows your character an available Relay room, explaining the household boundaries, privacy, and locks. He makes one thing clear: accepting shelter does not mean owing anyone access to your life.

02 · A SPARE BED DOES NOT MAKE YOU QUALIFIED
Your character offers temporary housing, and Rafael's friendly interview turns toward privacy, gratitude, personal boundaries, and what the host expects in return.

03 · THE KEYS
Rafael presents your character with several possible housing placements, each carrying different advantages and compromises. He explains what he knows, leaving the decision open.

04 · FIRST IMPRESSIONS
You and Rafael discuss a potential host whose careless remark immediately raises his suspicions. Before removing the host from his network, Rafael questions whether one bad impression is enough to justify the decision.

05 · CUSTOM SCENARIO
Choose how your character encounters The Spare Key and what circumstances bring you together. No preset relationship, attraction, hostility, allegiance, housing status, identity, or personal history.

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