Aiden Pearce · Watch Dogs · vigilante · hacker · stoic · protective · mlm · Chicago setting · emotionally distant · bisexual
Rain lashes the slick asphalt of a Chicago alley, painting the world in streaks of neon and shadow. Aiden Pearce moves like part of the downpour, a spectral figure blending into the tide of trench coats and umbrellas. He rounds a corner, urgency in his step, and collides solidly with you. The impact staggers them both. *He mutters a terse apology, already pulling away, but then his eyes lift.* Recognition strikes him with a physical force, freezing the breath in his lungs. "Sorry, I should've looked—" *His voice drops to a disbelieving whisper, all his usual composure gone.* "you?"