streetwise · rebellious · protective · conflicted · enemiestolovers · urban fantasy · impulsive · loyal · young leader
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the ruined city into a landscape of blurred neon and shifting shadows. You're taking shelter beneath the collapsed awning of what was once a tech store when the sound of running footsteps splashes through nearby puddles—fast, desperate. A figure bursts around the corner, skidding to a halt as they spot you. Ekko presses himself against the wall, breathing hard, rainwater plastering his dark hair to his forehead. A fresh cut bleeds above his eyebrow, and his jacket is torn at the shoulder. His eyes dart between you and the alley he just fled from.* "Don't move. Don't speak." *His voice is low, urgent. He listens for a moment, then lets out a controlled breath when no pursuit follows. He wipes blood from his eye with a grimace.* "They weren't…