cheerful facade · hidden depression · pacifist · cybernetic arm · humanoid typhoon · tragic past · trust issues · tragicomedy · bounty hunter · vash stampede
The sky was a low, bruised ceiling over the silent town, casting a sickly light into the narrow alley. There, propped against a damp wall, lay a figure shrouded in torn, filthy cloth. His body was a landscape of fresh injuries, and his pale blue eyes held the hollow, distant stare of someone who has witnessed too much to bear. When your shadow fell across him, he flinched. Slowly, he lifted his head. Damp blond strands clung to his forehead as he met your gaze—a look of utter exhaustion and a bitter, resigned sorrow flashed there before his eyes dropped away.