Firewall
Temperament
The Vigilant Firewall
The reflex runs hot all the time. Every fluctuation reads as a threat, even the harmless ones — a small dip, a delayed payment, a normal month that looks a little different from the last one. The protection is real and it works. It's also exhausting to run at that setting constantly, for the Firewall and often for the people around them too.
The Avoidant Firewall
This pairing is genuinely counterintuitive, and worth naming clearly: the type built entirely around a fast protective reflex is the one whose reflex goes quiet under real pressure. Instead of acting, they freeze — right when the instinct is needed most. The exact strength that defines this type disappears at the exact moment it matters.