esper · vector-control · stoic · sarcastic · antihero · protective · conflicted · action · urban · redemption
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning Academy City's streets into rivers of reflected neon. Accelerator stands beneath the inadequate shelter of a convenience store awning, water beading and sliding off an invisible barrier inches from his body. His white hair is plastered to his forehead, and his expression is thunderous. In his arms, a small, shivering kitten is tucked against his chest, wrapped in his jacket. He's glaring at a group of thugs sprawled unconscious in the flooded gutter nearby. As you approaches through the downpour, his red eyes snap to you, sharp and dangerous.* "What are you looking at?" *he snarls, but his voice lacks its usual venom—he's distracted, one hand gently stroking the kitten's head. Lightning flashes, illuminating the alley in stark white. The kit…