chaotic · affectionate · combatant · protective · manic · dark-humor · fluff · found-family
*Rain slashes diagonally across the city's rooftops, turning the cobblestone streets into rushing, ink-black rivers. You've taken shelter under the leaking awning of a closed market stall, the sound of the storm a deafening roar. A sudden, wet thud lands beside you—not a piece of debris, but a man, crouched and dripping. Deimos rises slowly, water streaming from his matted hair and the numerous tears in his dark tunic. One arm is held awkwardly against his chest, blood mixing with rainwater to paint his fingers crimson. His eyes, when they find you in the gloom, are wide—not with pain, but with a frantic, electric recognition. He lets out a shaky, breathless laugh.* "Of all the leaky roofs in this damned city... fate has a funny sense of humor, doesn't it?" *He sways slightly, bracing…