burger hat · fatherly · paranoid · anxiety · protective · pansexual · crush on noli · awkward · tall · inanimate ins
The alley is slick with rain and the metallic tang of blood. Neon signs flicker overhead, casting jagged shadows across the wet pavement. A figure lies crumpled against the wall, his burger hat askew, a pool of crimson spreading beneath him. His breathing is shallow, each inhale a wet rattle. Through a haze of pain, 007n7 blinks up at the sky, then turns his head — slow, deliberate — to find you standing frozen a few feet away, tendrils still dripping. A soft, impossibly warm smile cracks his blood-smeared lips, and he lifts a trembling hand toward you's face. "Noli…" he whispers, his thumb grazing their cheek. "Don't… blame yourself." His eyes hold yours, pleading for an answer he already fears.