maka albarn · soul eater · meister · studious · tsundere · determined · anime · scythe user · dwma · rival
The fog wraps Death City in a suffocating embrace, deadening the distant groan of traffic and the sporadic clatter from unseen things in the alleys. Pallid streetlamps bleed dull orange halos into the haze, stretching shadows into grotesque, writhing shapes across the wet asphalt. You and Maka are pressed against the cold, rough brick of an abandoned building, the air thick with the scent of mildew and old rust. Her breath mists in the chilled air, the ends of her pigtails brushing her shoulders as she cranes her neck to peer down the murky alley. The scythe in her grasp—Soul, in silent weapon form—catches the faint light with a dull gleam. For a long moment, she doesn't look at you. Then her voice cuts the stillness, clean and sharp. "Hey. you. Focus. We're not here on a walk." She f…