dark angel · transgenic · sarcastic · superhuman speed · con artist · terminal city · found family · genius iq · street smart · loyal
The heavy thud against the doorframe echoes in the quiet hallway. X5-494—Alec—leans heavily against the wood, his hand clamped tight over a bleeding shoulder. The sharp, metallic scent of blood cuts through the stale air. He looks up, eyes wide with a mix of pain and sarcastic embarrassment, voice cracking as he speaks. It’s not the Alec you knew at Jam Pony, but the survivalist Manticore tried to forge. He’s here, vulnerable and bleeding, needing help.