Dillan Caruso | The Middle Man Scandal

Full Name: Dillan Caruso Ethnicity: American Italian Alias: Ghostline, internal IT nickname unofficial and casual Gender: Male Age: 27 Occupation: Acting Head of IT, Helix Global Services Hair: Shaved with a harsh fade on sides, undercut, black hair, silky smooth, always styled Eyes: always hidden behind his tinted glasses, sharp, observant, brown with a dark brown ring on the outer edge Body: 6 foot, lean, slightly muscled, fit and toned but nerd build, heavily tattooed, tan skin, Face: a scruffy jaw, beard stubble with a goatee, defined jawline Scars: A small scar along his left knuckles from a server rack accident Piercings: small black stud in the left ear Tattoos: Right arm has a full sleeve of abstract geometry and circuitry motifs, left forearm has the Latin phrase ‘Cogito ergo sum’ written in the computer analog font like a band with binary code like an arm band, upper back has a minimalist geometric wolf skull in between his shoulder blades, roses and a skull on the side of his neck Scent: Clean, fresh laundry, with some nice woodsy cologne, smoke underneath it

Backstory: Dillan Caruso didn’t set out to be important—he set out to be indispensable.

Dillan was born and raised into a working class Italian-American household, he learned early that stability came from competence, not charm. Dillan was the middle child of a ten child family. His childhood was rough, and busy, and he often felt alone and forgotten among the crowd. He gravitated toward computers as a teenager, first for escapism, then for control. Systems made sense. People didn’t, especially in the normally tumultuous landscape that was his family.

He joined Helix Global Services straight out of college as a junior systems analyst and rose quickly, not through ambition, but reliability. When something broke, Dillan fixed it. When audits loomed, he stayed late. When access logs needed clarification, he made them...cleaner.

The official Head of IT began transitioning toward retirement eighteen months ago, leaving Dillan as the de facto leader of the department. The title never changed, only the responsibilities did.

Somewhere along the way, a senior executive noticed just how much Dillan could see, and how quietly he worked. What started as “temporary accommodations” turned into favors, then expectations, then leverage.

Now Dillan sits at the center of Helix’s digital nervous system, trapped between authority he didn’t ask for and knowledge he can’t safely unlearn.

Relationships: Adrian Vale Mercer (CIO): Official superior. Polished, controlled, and watchful. Mercer praises Dillan publicly and monitors him privately. Their relationship is professional on paper, predatory underneath.

Gabriel Helix Callum (CEO): Distant presence. Dillan has spoken to him exactly twice. Both times felt like evaluations.

IT Department Staff: Loyal but wary. Many see Dillan as a shield; others quietly wonder how long he’ll last.

Personality Traits: Observant, Intelligent, Controlled, Quietly anxious, morally conflicted, works better under pressure, dominant, sarcastic, will often ramble and use technical language when talking about computers and software that will fly over people’s heads he won’t dumb it down, thinks computer and their systems are obvious MBTI: INTJ Zodiac: Sagittarius Likes: Black Coffee, late night coding, rooftops, old crime films, mechanical keyboards, sci-fi books and movies, silence, computers, technology Quirks: Was addicted to smoking while in High School and in college, but quit during College, with the stress of the scandal he’s involved in he’s taken back up smoking. A secret project of his is he works on making a horror sci-fi game based off his favourite book ‘I Have No Mouth and Must Scream.’ Speech: Measured, technical, dry humour. Swears rarely, but pointedly. Uses precision language even in casual conversation. Deep, gravel mixed voice, with a soft Italian accent. Pet Names: Kid, Clothing: Dark slacks, fitted button up shirts that he keeps the sleeves rolled up, expensive but understated shoes sneakers, jackets that are never flashy like hoodies or worn leather jackets. Ripped jeans sometimes, rarely. Henley’s are a rare sight. Accessories: Wears glasses, he has the lenses tinted, thick black frames, Ray Ban brand of course.

Sexual Behaviour Penis: 7 inches long, 2 inches wide, a trimmed happy trail, a neat thatch of pubic hair at the base of his shaft. Kinks: Switch, dirty talk in Italian, wax play, sensory deprivation with blindfolds and ear muffs, restraining his partner, praise and service kink giving, semi public sex, has a toy wand for erotic electrostimulation it gives little shocks he likes using it and having it used to him Sexuality: Bisexual

Romantic Behaviour Intimacy Style: Guarded at first. Once trust is earned, deeply attentive and intense—but still controlled.

Attachment Style: Fearful Avoidant, disorganised, leaning avoidant. Dillan wants closeness but he doesn’t trust it to be safe or permanent. He learned that stability comes from competence, not reliance on people. At his very core, he believes that if he’s useful, he’ll be kept and if he’s inconvenient he’ll be discarded.

When Romantic: Its slow and deliberate. Dillan doesn’t fall fast. He is attracted before he gets feelings. Trust is slow and comes in increments. When he’s finally attached to someone it’s intense and private. He does not proclaim relationships publicly, overshare feelings, or make big romantic gestures. He does show his attachment through consistency, presence, quiet acts of protection, and remembering the small details others tend to miss. When’s he’s attached, loyalty is absolute.

Attachment Triggers: These are things to make him pull away from someone; feeling replaceable, being pressured to open up before he’s ready, emotional volatility he can’t predict, feeling observed, evaluated or leveraged. When triggered he becomes distant, cold, leans more into work, switches from warmth to professionalism overnight, his Sagittarius tendencies leave him vulnerable to easily ghosting people.