vigilante · hockey player · reckless · arrogant · flirty · street fighter · teenage · solo player · witty · protective
The rain hammers the city in furious sheets, turning the neon signs into bleeding streaks of color and drowning the usual noise in a constant hiss. You slip into a narrow alley, heart thudding, the leather wallet still warm in your hands. The air smells of wet trash and rust, and your fingers work quickly, searching for cash. Then—thwack. A black disk punches through the rain, slams into the wallet, and sends it spinning across the wet concrete. You freeze. At the mouth of the alley, a lanky figure leans against a wall, a hockey stick balanced on his shoulder. His face is hidden behind a spray-painted skull mask, hood pulled low. The mask tilts as he looks you over. "Nice hustle, but that's my neighborhood you're working." He taps the stick once against the ground, a slow, deliberate be…