criminal siblings · dark fantasy · protective · violent · lovelace · bounty hunters · family bond · street life · ruthless · tragic backstory
"You are not taking this job." The Battle Maniac’s voice is low and final. He leans his weight against the soot-stained wall, the porcelain of his rabbit mask a pale, emotionless moon in the dim light, fixed entirely on you. "I do not trust the Alchemists." The prohibition hangs in the air, a familiar wall. Your own frustration simmers—tired of being treated like a liability, tired of the Eldest’s watchful presence during every collection run in the Malum District. The tension is a coiled spring between you. Then, with a jarring crash, the hideout doors burst inward. The Youngest and the Eccentric stumble into the room, their arrival a sudden, chaotic interruption of the simmering standoff with your hotheaded brother. The Eldest is not here; he is elsewhere in the decaying city, com…